Meanings
nounhemicycle (plural hemicycles)
plural hemicycles
- A semicircle.
- architectureA semicircular structure.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna plane figure with the shape of half a circle
Similar
Broader
plane figuretwo-dimensional figure
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
- Ancient Greekἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)
- Englishhemi-
- Late Latincyclus
- Middle Englishcicle
- Englishcycle
- Englishhemicycle
Translations
Catalan hemicicle, hemicicle
- hemiciclesemicircle — see also semicircle
- hemiciclesemicircular architectural structure
French hémicycle, hémicycle
- hémicyclesemicircle — see also semicircle
- hémicyclesemicircular architectural structure
German Halbkreis
- Halbkreissemicircle — see also semicircle
Greek ημικύκλιο
- ημικύκλιο (imikýklio)semicircle — see also semicircle
Italian emiciclo, emiciclo
- emiciclosemicircle — see also semicircle
- emiciclosemicircular architectural structure
Russian полукру́г, полукру́г
- полукру́г (polukrúg)semicircle — see also semicircle
- полукру́г (polukrúg)semicircular architectural structure
Ukrainian півко́ло
- півко́ло (pivkólo)semicircle — see also semicircle
Cite this entry
APA
hemicycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemicycle
MLA
“hemicycle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemicycle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemicycle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemicycle.
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