hemicycle

[ hem-i-sahy-kuhl ]

/ ˈhɛm ɪˌsaɪ kəl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR hemicycle ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a semicircle.

a semicircular structure.

hemicyclium.

Origin of hemicycle

1595–1605; <French hémicycle<Latin hēmicyclium<Greek hēmikýklionSee hemi-, cycle

OTHER WORDS FROM hemicycle

hem·i·cy·clic

[hem-i-sahy-klik, -sik-lik], /ˌhɛm ɪˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪk/, adjective

Words nearby hemicycle

hemicolectomy, hemicrania, hemicraniosis, hemicryptophyte, hemicrystalline, hemicycle, hemicyclium, hemidemisemiquaver, hemidesmosome, hemidiaphoresis, hemidrosis 1

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Example sentences from the Web for hemicycle

The defect of the Hemicycle, as this hollow type of dial was called, was that it could not be read accurately for short intervals.
Time Telling through the Ages|Harry Chase Brearley
In the hemicycle above are the Virgin and Child under a Byzantine canopy with angels and founders on either side.
The Story of Paris|Thomas Okey
Then to the upper part of this second cord they apply on its lower side the broad part of a hemicycle.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola
But let us step on to the hemicycle of the Belvedere, and view some works greater than any we have yet seen or even imagined.
With the World's Great Travellers, Volume IV|Various

The hemicycle became the apse; the gallery, a clerestory; the hall, a central nave.
Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1|Elise Whitlock Rose

British Dictionary definitions for hemicycle

hemicycle

/ (ˈhɛmɪˌsaɪkəl) /

noun

a semicircular structure, room, arena, wall, etc

a rare word for semicircle

Derived forms of hemicycle

hemicyclic (ˌhɛmɪˈsaɪklɪk, -ˈsɪk-), adjective

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单词	hemicycle
释义	hemicycle [ hem-i-sahy-kuhl ] / ˈhɛm ɪˌsaɪ kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hemicycle ON THESAURUS.COM noun a semicircle. a semicircular structure. hemicyclium. Origin of hemicycle 1595–1605; <French hémicycle<Latin hēmicyclium<Greek hēmikýklionSee hemi-, cycle OTHER WORDS FROM hemicycle hem·i·cy·clic [hem-i-sahy-klik, -sik-lik], /ˌhɛm ɪˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪk/, adjective Words nearby hemicycle hemicolectomy, hemicrania, hemicraniosis, hemicryptophyte, hemicrystalline, hemicycle, hemicyclium, hemidemisemiquaver, hemidesmosome, hemidiaphoresis, hemidrosis 1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hemicycle The defect of the Hemicycle, as this hollow type of dial was called, was that it could not be read accurately for short intervals. Time Telling through the Ages\|Harry Chase Brearley In the hemicycle above are the Virgin and Child under a Byzantine canopy with angels and founders on either side. The Story of Paris\|Thomas Okey Then to the upper part of this second cord they apply on its lower side the broad part of a hemicycle. De Re Metallica\|Georgius Agricola But let us step on to the hemicycle of the Belvedere, and view some works greater than any we have yet seen or even imagined. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume IV\|Various The hemicycle became the apse; the gallery, a clerestory; the hall, a central nave. Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1\|Elise Whitlock Rose British Dictionary definitions for hemicycle hemicycle / (ˈhɛmɪˌsaɪkəl) / noun a semicircular structure, room, arena, wall, etc a rare word for semicircle Derived forms of hemicycle hemicyclic (ˌhɛmɪˈsaɪklɪk, -ˈsɪk-), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hemicycle arc
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hemicycle

noun

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Example sentences from the Web for hemicycle

British Dictionary definitions for hemicycle

noun

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