hemicycle
Parliamentary seating arc
A hemicycle is a semicircular structure or arrangement, especially a tiered seating area in an auditorium or legislative chamber: The delegates took their seats in the hemicycle.
The European Parliament's debating chamber is famously arranged as a hemicycle, with members seated in a half-circle facing the presiding officer.
Circular domed chamber
- apseVaulted church recess
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- atriumRoofed central hall
portico · facade · balustrade · dome · vault · tiered · curved · seating
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- deputiesAppointed subordinate representatives
- plenaryAbsolute and entire
session · debate · deliberation · assembly · representatives · legislature · quorum · coalition
Curved line segment
- diameterDistance across through center
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
curve · bisect · segment · sector · compass · symmetry · curvature · sweep
Open-air tiered venue
- arenaVenue for contests
- stageRaised performance platform
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
gallery · acoustics · performance · spectators · coliseum · auditorium · stalls · balcony
rotunda
Circular domed chamber
atrium · portico · facade · balustrade · dome · vault · tiered · curved · seating · gallery
parliament
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- deputiesAppointed subordinate representatives
plenary · session · debate · deliberation · assembly · representatives · legislature · quorum · coalition · majority
arc
Curved line segment
- diameterDistance across through center
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
circumference · curve · bisect · segment · sector · compass · symmetry · curvature · sweep · crescent
amphitheater
Open-air tiered venue
audience · gallery · acoustics · performance · spectators · coliseum · auditorium · stalls · balcony · proscenium
hemicyclefull circle
Return to origin
rotunda · ring · torus · annulus · amphitheater
hemicyclerectangle
Four-sided, all right angles
square · quadrilateral · polygon · straight line · right angle
cycle, bicycle, tricycle, motorcycle, cycling, semicircle, cyclic, cyclical, cyclist