HEMICYCLE

semicircle, hemicycle

(noun) a plane figure with the shape of half a circle

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

hemicycle (plural hemicycles)

semicircle

(architecture) A semicircular structure

Source: Wiktionary

Hem"i*cy`cle, n. Etym: [L. hemicyclus, Gr.

1. A half circle; a semicircle.

2. A semicircular place, as a semicircular arena, or room, or part of a room. The collections will be displayed in the hemicycle of the central pavilion. London Academy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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