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hemispherical

[ hem-i-sfer-i-kuh l ]

/ ˌhɛm ɪˈsfɛr ɪ kəl /

adjective

having the form of a hemisphere.

hemispheric(def 1).

Words nearby hemispherical

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

Origin of hemispherical

First recorded in 1615–25; hemi- + spherical

OTHER WORDS FROM hemispherical

hem·i·spher·i·cal·ly, adverbsub·hem·i·spher·i·cal, adjectivesub·hem·i·spher·i·cal·ly, adverb

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for hemispherical

Cephalis small, hemispherical, with a pyramidal horn of half the length.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
The house to which they went was round, with a hemispherical roof or dome.
The Life of Christopher Columbus from his own Letters and Journals|Edward Everett Hale
Buccinum undatum arranges its hemispherical egg-capsules in layers one above the other.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
Cupola hemispherical, only one-third as long as the slender inversely conical abdomen, both with irregular, much smaller pores.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

Cupola hemispherical, smaller than the campanulate thorax, both with smaller irregular pores.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

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