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hemicycle

hem·i·cy·cle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hem-i-sahy-kuh l]
    • /ˈhɛm ɪˌsaɪ kəl/
    • /hˈemɪsˌaɪkəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hem-i-sahy-kuh l]
    • /ˈhɛm ɪˌsaɪ kəl/

Definitions of hemicycle word

  • noun hemicycle a semicircle. 1
  • noun hemicycle a semicircular structure. 1
  • abbreviation HEMICYCLE hemicyclium. 1
  • noun hemicycle A semicircular shape or structure. 1
  • noun hemicycle a semicircular structure, room, arena, wall, etc 0
  • noun hemicycle a half circle 0

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Origin of hemicycle

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < French hémicycle < Latin hēmicyclium < Greek hēmikýklion See hemi-, cycle

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Parts of speech for Hemicycle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hemicycle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

hemicycle usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hemicycle

noun hemicycle

  • arc — An arc is a smoothly curving line or movement.

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