semispheric

American  

[sem-ee-sfeer-ik, -sfer-, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈsfɪər ɪk, -ˈsfɛr-, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

Also semispherical

adjective

1. shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.

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Other Word Forms

• semisphere noun

Etymology

Origin of semispheric

1655–65; semi- + spheric ( def. )

Example Sentences

You could plainly see its 250 suckers, arranged over the inner sides of its tentacles and shaped like semispheric capsules.

From Project Gutenberg

Some of these jellyfish were shaped like very smooth, semispheric parasols with russet stripes and fringes of twelve neat festoons.

From Project Gutenberg