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Semicircle vs Hemicycle - What's the difference?

semicircle | hemicycle |

As nouns the difference between semicircle and hemicycle

is that semicircle is half of a circle while hemicycle is semicircle.

semicircle

English

Noun

  • Half of a circle.
  • An instrument for measuring angles.

    • See also

    * semicircular

    hemicycle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • semicircle
  • (architecture) A semicircular structure