Hemispherical
adjective
Having the shape or form of half a sphere.
The planetarium has a hemispherical screen.
Often appears as...
- hemispherical dome
- hemispherical lens
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Academic,Technical
adjective
Relating to or representing the entire hemisphere or half of the globe.
The hemispherical climate patterns were studied in the geography class.
Often appears as...
- hemispherical representation
- hemispherical model
Usage tips
Academic,Technical
adjective
Having the shape or form of half a sphere.
The planetarium has a hemispherical screen.
Often appears as...
- hemispherical dome
- hemispherical lens
Usage tips
Academic,Technical
adjective
Relating to or representing the entire hemisphere or half of the globe.
The hemispherical climate patterns were studied in the geography class.
Often appears as...
- hemispherical representation
- hemispherical model
Usage tips
Academic,Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Often used to describe real-world objects that are round but flat like a bowl.
The hemispherical bowl was perfect for serving soup.
Pro Tip 2/3Visualize Shape
Imagine cutting a sphere in half to fully grasp 'hemispherical'.
The lampshade had a hemispherical design, resembling a halved globe.
Pro Tip 3/3Math & Geography
Used in academic fields to describe precise shapes or the Earth's halves.
We calculated the volume of the hemispherical tank in our math class.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Often used to describe real-world objects that are round but flat like a bowl.
The hemispherical bowl was perfect for serving soup.
Pro Tip 2/3Visualize Shape
Imagine cutting a sphere in half to fully grasp 'hemispherical'.
The lampshade had a hemispherical design, resembling a halved globe.
Pro Tip 3/3Math & Geography
Used in academic fields to describe precise shapes or the Earth's halves.
We calculated the volume of the hemispherical tank in our math class.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Often used to describe real-world objects that are round but flat like a bowl.
The hemispherical bowl was perfect for serving soup.
Pro Tip 2/3Visualize Shape
Imagine cutting a sphere in half to fully grasp 'hemispherical'.
The lampshade had a hemispherical design, resembling a halved globe.
Pro Tip 3/3Math & Geography
Used in academic fields to describe precise shapes or the Earth's halves.
We calculated the volume of the hemispherical tank in our math class.
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Exploring the Edge of...
hemispherical projection or there do you feel like you are there when you you don't even look through the telescope and no I don't tell us it takes picture astronomers don't look through telescopes but we did we get the pictures back and we stare at them on the big screen just like you do we have
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Ge Wang: The DIY...
Now the Laptop Orchestra is an ensemble of laptops, humans and special hemispherical speaker arrays. Now the reason we have these is so that for the instruments that we create out of the laptop, we want the sound to come out of somewhere near the instrument and the performer,
Video examples
Exploring the Edge of...
hemispherical projection or there do you feel like you are there when you you don't even look through the telescope and no I don't tell us it takes picture astronomers don't look through telescopes but we did we get the pictures back and we stare at them on the big screen just like you do we have
Video examples
Ge Wang: The DIY...
Now the Laptop Orchestra is an ensemble of laptops, humans and special hemispherical speaker arrays. Now the reason we have these is so that for the instruments that we create out of the laptop, we want the sound to come out of somewhere near the instrument and the performer,
Example 1 of 2
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