hemispherical
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English spherical English hemispherical From hemi- + spherical.
- 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.”
- Pertaining to or operating throughout a hemisphere of the Earth.