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hemispherical

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the shape of half a sphere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Split peas are hemispherical.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to or operating throughout a hemisphere of the Earth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or being a hemisphere

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

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.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hemisfèric — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Danish: hemisfærisk — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Esperanto: duongloba — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Esperanto: duonsfera — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Finnish: puolipallomainen — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • French: hémisphérique — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • German: halbkugelig — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Greek: ημισφαιρικός (imisfairikós) — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Ancient Greek: ἡμισφαιρικός (hēmisphairikós) — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Italian: emisferico — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Latin: hēmisphaericus — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Norwegian Bokmål: halvkuleformet — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hemisfærisk — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Polish: półkulisty — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Portuguese: hemisférico — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Spanish: hemisférico — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Swedish: hemisfärisk — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Welsh: hemisfferaidd — having the shape of a hemisphere
  • Esperanto: hemisfera — related to a hemisphere
  • Polish: półkulowy — related to a hemisphere
  • Spanish: hemisférico — related to a hemisphere