hemispherical

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adjective

Having the shape of half a sphere.

“Split peas are hemispherical.”

Similar
semiglobularhemispheric
OriginEnglish spherical ← Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-) ← Proto-Hellenic [Term?] →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Having the shape of half a sphere.

    Split peas are hemispherical.

    1 more example

    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.

    1952 August, “Wind Velocity Records at Dawlish”, in Railway Magazine, page 545

    Synonyms: semiglobular

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

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the shape of half a sphere.

Similar
semiglobular
Similar
hemispheric
Also see
demisphericaldomedhemisphericsemiglobular

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  4. Ancient Greekἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)
  5. Englishhemi-
  6. Englishspherical
  7. Englishhemispherical

From hemi- + spherical.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἡμισφαιρικός
  • ἡμισφαιρικός (hēmisphairikós)having the shape of a hemisphere
Catalan hemisfèric
  • hemisfèrichaving the shape of a hemisphere
Danish hemisfærisk
  • hemisfæriskhaving the shape of a hemisphere
Esperanto duongloba, duonsfera
  • duonglobahaving the shape of a hemisphere
  • duonsferahaving the shape of a hemisphere
  • hemisferarelated to a hemisphere
Finnish puolipallomainen
  • puolipallomainenhaving the shape of a hemisphere
French hémisphérique
  • hémisphériquehaving the shape of a hemisphere
German halbkugelig
  • halbkugelighaving the shape of a hemisphere
Greek ημισφαιρικός
  • ημισφαιρικός (imisfairikós)having the shape of a hemisphere
Italian emisferico
  • emisfericohaving the shape of a hemisphere
Latin hēmisphaericus
  • hēmisphaericushaving the shape of a hemisphere
Norwegian Bokmål halvkuleformet, hemisfærisk
  • halvkuleformethaving the shape of a hemisphere
  • hemisfæriskhaving the shape of a hemisphere
Polish półkulisty, półkulowy
  • półkulistyhaving the shape of a hemisphere
  • półkulowyrelated to a hemisphere
Portuguese hemisférico
  • hemisféricohaving the shape of a hemisphere
Spanish hemisférico, hemisférico
  • hemisféricohaving the shape of a hemisphere
  • hemisféricorelated to a hemisphere
Swedish hemisfärisk
  • hemisfäriskhaving the shape of a hemisphere
Welsh hemisfferaidd
  • hemisfferaiddhaving the shape of a hemisphere
Cite this entry
APA

hemispherical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemispherical

MLA

“hemispherical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemispherical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemispherical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemispherical.

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