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Semispherical

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Semˊi-spher′ic

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Semˊi-spher′ic-al

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Adj.
Having the figure of a half sphere.
Kirwan.

Definition 2024


semispherical

semispherical

English

Adjective

semispherical (not comparable)

  1. hemispherical, having the shape of a hemisphere
    • 1902, Arnold Henry Savage Landor, Across Coveted Lands:
      The thatched semispherical huts of palm tree leaves and tamarisk were also interesting, as was the windmill, identical with those already seen in Sistan.
    • 1914, Jacob Joshua Levison, Studies of Trees:
      The acorns, the largest among the oaks, are semispherical with the cups extremely shallow.
    • 1998 October 30, Anvar A. Zakhidov et al., “Carbon Structures with Three-Dimensional Periodicity at Optical Wavelengths”, in Science, volume 282, number 5390, DOI:10.1126/science.282.5390.897, pages 897-901:
      Hence, the fracture surface consists of a periodic array of semispherical bowls.