hemispheric

American  

[hem-i-sfer-ik] / ˌhɛm ɪˈsfɛr ɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to a hemisphere.

2. hemispherical.

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Other Word Forms

• subhemispheric adjective

Etymology

Origin of hemispheric

First recorded in 1575–85; hemisphere + -ic

Example Sentences

To secure Latin America in its economic embrace, the U.S. will have to offer something besides special forces raids, like a hemispheric manufacturing alliance.

From Barron's

The story of the rise and fall of African enslavement is often presented as a national story in the United States — and a mostly Southern one — rather than as the hemispheric phenomenon that it was.

From Los Angeles Times

U.S. intervention in the region dates back 200 years, when President James Monroe declared Latin America off limits to European colonization and began a campaign to establish the U.S. as a hemispheric power.

From Los Angeles Times

U.S. intervention in Latin America dates back more than 200 years, when President James Monroe declared that the United States would reign as the hemispheric hegemon.

From Los Angeles Times

According to Astronomy Magazine, it may be a "more productive option" for northern hemispheric stargazers to plan on catching Tsuchinshan-ATLAS both this weekend and in mid-October, since the latter occasion could prove more fortuitous.

From Salon