semispheric

or sem·i·spher·i·cal

[sem-ee-sfeer-ik or sem-ee-sfeer-i-kuh l; -sfer-, sem-ahy-]

adjective

shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.

Origin of semispheric

1655–65; semi- + spheric

Related formssem·i·sphere

[sem-i-sfeer] /ˈsɛm ɪˌsfɪər/, noun

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Historical Examples of semi-sphere

It was a semi-sphere, open at the top, and but one inch in diameter.
The Boy Hunters
Captain Mayne Reid