hemispherical

[ hem-i-sfer-i-kuhl ]

/ ˌhɛm ɪˈsfɛr ɪ kəl /

having the form of a hemisphere.

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

First recorded in 1615–25; hemi- + spherical

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

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