hemispherical

[ hem-i-sfer-i-kuh l ]

/ ˌhɛm ɪˈsfɛr ɪ kəl /

having the form of a hemisphere.

Origin of hemispherical

First recorded in 1615–25; hemi- + spherical

hem·i·spher·i·cal·ly, adverb sub·hem·i·spher·i·cal, adjective sub·hem·i·spher·i·cal·ly, adverb

Cephalis small, hemispherical, with a pyramidal horn of half the length.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index |Ernst Haeckel
The house to which they went was round, with a hemispherical roof or dome.

The Life of Christopher Columbus from his own Letters and Journals |Edward Everett Hale
Buccinum undatum arranges its hemispherical egg-capsules in layers one above the other.

The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide |Augusta Foote Arnold
Cupola hemispherical, only one-third as long as the slender inversely conical abdomen, both with irregular, much smaller pores.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index |Ernst Haeckel