hemispheric

[ hem-i-sfer-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a hemisphere.
2. hemispherical ( def 1 ).

Other Words From

• subhem·i·spheric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemispheric¹

First recorded in 1575–85; hemisphere + -ic

Example Sentences

Holton also wants us to think of the revolution in continental, hemispheric and even global terms.

From Washington Post

But when drumming, we experience something called hemispheric synchronization, where both sides work at the same time.

From The Daily Beast

After all, what was achieved by excluding Cuba from the meeting of hemispheric leaders?

From The Daily Beast

And it is the uniting of the two hemispheric seas that so irresistibly suggests the essential union of the nations.

From Project Gutenberg

Receptacle conic-hemispheric, becoming flattened, 1–6- (usually 4-) lobed.

From Project Gutenberg

Fertile receptacle hemispheric, 1–4-lobed, with as many alternating shorter rib-like rays.

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It is semicircular in shape, with a hemispheric mound at the middle of the anterior half.

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The cup is semi-hemispheric, and encloses the nut for about one-half its length.

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