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semispherical

semispherical adjective: hemispherical, having the shape of a hemisphere.

Adjective

semispherical (not comparable)

  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.1902, Arnold Henry Savage Landor, Across Coveted Lands
    • The acorns, the largest among the oaks, are semispherical with the cups extremely shallow.1914, Jacob Joshua Levison, Studies of Trees

Origin of semispherical

From semi- + spherical.

Questions about semispherical

What does semispherical mean?
Semispherical means hemispherical, having the shape of a hemisphere.
What part of speech is semispherical?
Semispherical is an adjective.

Words near semispherical in the dictionary

  1. semispecies
  2. semispecific
  3. semisphere
  4. semispheres
  5. semispheric
  6. semispherical
  7. semispherically
  8. semispheroidal
  9. semispinales
  10. semispinalis
  11. semispiral

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