Used in a Sentence

hemispherical

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hemispherical.

Editorial note

I'm curious that if it doesn't work for a hemispherical dome because of requiring infinite time, does that mean a ball on a hemispherical dome is stable and won't spontaneously roll off?

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having the shape of half a sphere.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hemispherical gathered in one view.

adjective

Having the shape of half a sphere.

adjective

Pertaining to or operating throughout a hemisphere of the Earth.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hemispherical.

adjective

Having the shape of half a sphere.

adjective

Pertaining to or operating throughout a hemisphere of the Earth.

Example sentences

1

I'm curious that if it doesn't work for a hemispherical dome because of requiring infinite time, does that mean a ball on a hemispherical dome is stable and won't spontaneously roll off?

2

You can test for hemispherical differences in people by either the left or right part of their visual field.

3

Yes, if it's rolling on a hemispherical dome then it's always been rolling, unless an external force pushed it.

4

High res lcd's that use hemispherical lenses over groups of pixels to produce defocused light.

5

A convex shape guarantees that no part of the surface can appear in the hemispherical view of any other part of the surface.

6

Maybe the cut cell acts like a hemispherical shell coated in carbon.

7

There's a pretty cool word you can spell with your calculator: They are typically and roughly hemispherical in shape, and come in different sizes.

8

I've read an article with vertical bifacial panels between long hemispherical greenhouses to catch reflections.

9

I suspect based on this article [0] that Hubble uses hemispherical resonator gyros (HRG [1]).

10

Let's say we have a cylinder with a hemispherical top instead of a sphere.

11

Flat-screens probably will be disrupted by 3D/hemispherical/projectors/e-ink screens.

12

The short story (at least in the case of the frigatebirds they studied) is that they do hemispherical sleeping, where only one half of their brain is asleep.

Quote examples

1

My favorite Asteroids clone was a game for the Macintosh in the 90s that featured hemispherical rocks, titled "HemiRoids".

2

Hemispherical Power Asymmetry (HPA) observed in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature fluctuations [1] "We conclude that the hemispherical power asymmetry still remains as a challenge to the standard model." [1] 1.

3

I "feel" an arc over the hemispherical sky.

4

The first two things that spring to mind are pasties from the UK (which are not usually spherical but can get quite hemispherical), and the "UFO-Döner" from Germany (which are more oblate spheroids).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hemispherical in a sentence?

I'm curious that if it doesn't work for a hemispherical dome because of requiring infinite time, does that mean a ball on a hemispherical dome is stable and won't spontaneously roll off?

What does hemispherical mean?

Having the shape of half a sphere.

What part of speech is hemispherical?

hemispherical is commonly used as adjective.