ἡμι-κύκλιος,ον, (κύκλος)
A. semicircular, Sch. A.R. 4.1613 :—alsoἡμί-κυκλος,ον
, στοά
Philostr. Im. 1.12
, cf. Hld. 8.14 .
II. asSubst.,ἡμι-κύκλιον,τό,semicircle, Arist. APo. 41b17 , Ph. 264b24 ;hemisphere, Ach.Tat. Intr.Arat. 27 , Heph.Astr. 2.11 ; of a tactical formation,κατὰ τὸ ἡ. Onos. 21.5 .
2. a place for public entertainmentormeeting, Plu. Alc. 17 , Nic. 12 ;Place of assemblyat Samos, Porph. VP 9 .
3. semicircular seat, armchair, Cic. Lael. 1.2 , Poll. 6.9 .
4. semicircular dial, Vitr. 9.8.1 .
5. semicircular statue-base,
IG 11(2).287
B 73 (Delos,iii B.C.), BCH 29.543 (ibid.);drum of a half-column,
Rev.Phil. 43.182 (Didym.).
6. barrel-vault, Ph. Bel. 87.12 .