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hemispherical

adj

Etymology

From hemi- + spherical.

  1. derived from σφαιρικός
  2. borrowed from sphaericus
  3. prefixed as hemispherical — “hemi + spherical”

Definitions

  1. Having the shape of half a sphere.

    • Split peas are hemispherical.
    • Wind speed is measured by the conventional arrangement of three hemispherical cups, mounted at 120 deg. on a shaft which is geared to a cam.

  2. Pertaining to or operating throughout a hemisphere of the Earth.

The neighborhood

Derived

bihemispherical, conicohemispherical, hemispherically, interhemispherical, subhemispherical

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA