semispheric

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

/ ˌsɛm iˈsfɪər ɪk or ˌsɛm iˈsfɪər ɪ kəl; -ˈsfɛr-, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.

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1655–65; semi- + spheric

sem·i·sphere

[sem-i-sfeer], /ˈsɛm ɪˌsfɪər/, noun