hemicycle

Noun

Meaning

A half circle; a semicircle.

A semicircular place, as a semicircular arena, or room, or part of a room.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hall parliament crescent house assembly chamber quadrant plenum court meeting room floor arc hemisphere plenary
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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

plane figure two-dimensional figure

Examples

Both the Brussels and Strasbourg hemicycle roughly follow this layout with only minor differences. citation The hemicycle design is a compromise between the different Parliamentary systems. Source: Internet

Poland Chamber of the Sejm showing the hemicycle seating pattern. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hemicryptophytic hemicube hemicyanine hemicylinder hemicylindrical hemicyonine