hemispherical

English

Etymology

From hemi- +‎ spherical.

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Adjective

hemispherical

  1. Having the shape of half a sphere.
    Split peas are hemispherical.
    • 1952 August, “Wind Velocity Records at Dawlish”, in Railway Magazine, page 545:
      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.

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