semispheric

[ sem-ee-sfeer-ik, -sfer-, sem-ahy- ]

/ ˌsɛm iˈsfɪər ɪk, -ˈsfɛr-, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

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adjective

shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.

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Also sem·i·spher·i·cal

[sem-ee-sfeer-i-kuhl, -sfer-, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm iˈsfɪər ɪ kəl, -ˈsfɛr-, ˌsɛm aɪ-/ .

Origin of semispheric

1655–65; semi- + spheric

OTHER WORDS FROM semispheric

sem·i·sphere

[sem-i-sfeer], /ˈsɛm ɪˌsfɪər/, noun

How to use semispheric in a sentence

Beside it was the transparent semi-sphere housing the top landing of the center-city lifts.
The Cartels Jungle|Irving E. Cox, Jr.
It was a semi-sphere, open at the top, and but one inch in diameter.
The Boy Hunters|Captain Mayne Reid