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semispherical

adj

Etymology

From semi- + spherical.

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

Definitions

  1. hemispherical, having the shape of a hemisphere

    • The thatched semispherical huts of palm tree leaves and tamarisk were also interesting, as was the windmill, identical with those already seen in Sistan.
    • The acorns, the largest among the oaks, are semispherical with the cups extremely shallow.
    • Hence, the fracture surface consists of a periodic array of semispherical bowls.

The neighborhood

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