hemispherical; of the form of a hemisphere or semiglobe
semiglobular in American English
(ˌsemiˈɡlɑbjələr, ˌsemai-)
adjective
possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric
Derived forms
semiglobularly
adverb
Word origin
[1715–25; semi- + globular]This word is first recorded in the period 1715–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: anesthesia, blackleg, dugout, federation, triosemi- is a combining form borrowed from Latin, meaning “half,” freely prefixed to Englishwords of any origin, now sometimes with the senses “partially,” “incompletely,” “somewhat”.Other words that use the affix semi- include: semiautomatic, semidetached, semimonthly, semisophisticated