One is described as a hemispherical cup of interwoven fibres covered with skeleton leaves, slung by silken threads to the under surface of a large leaf. From Wordnik.com. [Last Leaves from Dunk Island] Reference
Europeans preferred the compact "hemispherical" type, found, it was said, only among. From Wordnik.com. [Anime Nano!] Reference
The "hemispherical" firing chamber delivers more power than one that is typically slanted or miss-shapened. From Wordnik.com. [EveryJoe] Reference
One large, hemispherical room is outlined in pink. From Wordnik.com. [A King of Infinite Space]
A hemispherical PVC balloon is used as the gas collecter. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
At the end of these arms hemispherical cups were screwed. From Wordnik.com. [South: the story of Shackleton’s last expedition 1914–1917] Reference
Deposited up against a brick wall, a jar and a hemispherical bowl. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Hierakonpolis - Nubian Cemetery Week 5, Part 1] Reference
It has the form of a bulky cylinder with hemispherical extremities. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
Directly in front of her, the hemispherical viewing dome was empty. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
The dome of the biogas plant is hemispherical with a constant radius. From Wordnik.com. [5. Biogas technique] Reference
The digester has the form of a hemispherical dome which is easy to build. From Wordnik.com. [5. Biogas technique] Reference
It is brown, tumid, and commonly somewhat more than hemispherical in shape. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
The rounded form of a hemispherical vault (dome) has a larger surface area than its base. From Wordnik.com. [3. Design rules] Reference
'It may also help us shed our traditional hemispherical inferiority complex,' de Klerk said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The mouthpiece is hemispherical and convex, and the exact shape of it is of great importance. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891] Reference
Each side of its head had a cluster of five small hemispherical eyes that swivelled in unison. From Wordnik.com. [The Dreaming Void]
The Ambassador for the Ocisen Empire floated out, sitting on top of a hemispherical regrav sled. From Wordnik.com. [The Dreaming Void]
If I acted fast, I could have both of us behind a hemispherical force-field shield within seconds. From Wordnik.com. [Sagittarius Whorl]
He controls the bird with a large trackball, a hemispherical device built into his computer console. From Wordnik.com. [Up in the Sky, An Unblinking Eye] Reference
Stumbling over the seat, she fell forward, colliding hard with the inside of the hemispherical dome. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
His mausoleum formed a hemispherical dome, and all the stars of the sky were painted on its interior. From Wordnik.com. [A History of China] Reference
As if on cue, the massive, hemispherical shield enclosing the Consu encampment shimmered at the base. From Wordnik.com. [Old Mans War] Reference
They construct their arched entrance and their hemispherical roof on the true principles of architecture. From Wordnik.com. [The North-West Passage] Reference
The Triton had a hemispherical acrylic dome in front, making it look more like a giant fishbowl than a sub. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
The trunk is generally short, with thick branches spreading into a dense hemispherical crown of dark green leaves. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 31] Reference
Over the course of a day, as the sun moves across the sky, a hemispherical arc is imprinted into the lakebed floor. From Wordnik.com. [Ethan Murrow: Will Lamson Is Burning up the Desert] Reference
Although the soil helps support the weight of the water, even the ground hemispherical tanks will stretch when full. From Wordnik.com. [3. Material testing and mixing] Reference
The upper end of S projects slightly through a perforation in the moon, and to it the hemispherical black shell or cap. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884] Reference
They are round-headed or hemispherical, like the Oak and the Plane; pyramidal, like the Pine and the Fir; obeliscal, like the. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860] Reference
In form it is cylindrical, with a hemispherical top, and it is made of sheet-copper, except the two main pieces, which are cast. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
It consisted of a hollow hemispherical dome, supported by four columns, and placed over the statue of the goddess of many breasts. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883] Reference
It consists of a copper hemispherical dye-vessel, which is provided with a tightly fitting lid, although this is not needed in all cases. From Wordnik.com. [The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student] Reference
The Mason Cabbage, in shape, is nearly hemispherical; the head standing well out from among the leaves, growing on a small and short stalk. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
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