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semispherical

semispherical

5.0
Shaped like half a round ball
  • adjective
  • /ˌsɛmɪˈsfɪrɪkəl/
translation icon : semiesférico
  • She designed a semispherical glass structure.

Examples

  • The lamp's semispherical shade helped to spread the light evenly across the room.

  • They used a semispherical mold to create the chocolate dessert.

  • The architect designed a semispherical dome for the new sports arena.

  • The dome is perfectly semispherical.

  • The artist created a stunning sculpture in the shape of a semispherical dome.

  • In the science project, they used a semispherical bowl to demonstrate how sound waves travel.

  • The roof of the building had a unique semispherical design that caught everyone's attention.

Synonyms

hemispherical
vssemispherical
1 6.2

Shaped like half a ball, for example a dome

means only the physical shape of half a sphere rather than relation

Antonyms

spherical
18 4.2

Round like a ball

Surface Forms

semispherical positive
semisphericaler comparative
semispherically positive
semisphericalest superlative

Morphology

semispherical = spherical (transparent) = semi + sphere + ical

The meaning is a straightforward composition of 'semi-' and 'spherical', so a learner who knows the base adjective can infer the sense.

Etymology

Semispherical comes from the parts semi- meaning 'half' and sphere meaning 'ball' or round object, so it describes something shaped like 'half a ball', for example a dome or a bowl.