hemispheric

[ hem-i-sfer-ik ]

/ ˌhɛm ɪˈsfɛr ɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to a hemisphere.

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Origin of hemispheric

First recorded in 1575–85; hemisphere + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM hemispheric

sub·hem·i·spher·ic, adjective

Words nearby hemispheric

hemiscotosis, hemisect, hemisensory, hemispasm, hemisphere, hemispheric, hemispherical, hemispheroid, hemistich, hemisystole, hemiterpene

How to use hemispheric in a sentence

Holton also wants us to think of the revolution in continental, hemispheric and even global terms.
An expanded perspective, and a controversial claim, on America’s revolution|Jack Rakove|November 19, 2021|Washington Post
But when drumming, we experience something called hemispheric synchronization, where both sides work at the same time.
Drums Aren’t Just for Music: They’re Therapy, Too|Dale Eisinger|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After all, what was achieved by excluding Cuba from the meeting of hemispheric leaders?
Obama's Frenemies|Matthew Yglesias|April 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST
And it is the uniting of the two hemispheric seas that so irresistibly suggests the essential union of the nations.
The United Seas|Robert W. Rogers

Receptacle conic-hemispheric, becoming flattened, 1–6- (usually 4-) lobed.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Fertile receptacle hemispheric, 1–4-lobed, with as many alternating shorter rib-like rays.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
It is semicircular in shape, with a hemispheric mound at the middle of the anterior half.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond
The cup is semi-hemispheric, and encloses the nut for about one-half its length.
Trees of Indiana|Charles Clemon Deam