Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemispheric

/hˌɛməsfˈɪɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: hemi-spher-ic
IPA: /hˌɛməsfˈɪɹɪk/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to or operating throughout a hemisphere.

adj

Having the shape of half a sphere.

Etymology

Etymology tree English hemisphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hemispheric From hemisphere + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more hemispheric (comparative) most hemispheric (superlative) hemisphæric (alternative)

Derived Forms

bihemispheric hemispherics interhemispheric intrahemispheric isohemispheric nonhemispheric transhemispheric unihemispheric

Synonyms

hemispherical semiglobular

Rhymes With

lyric stratospheric vampiric satiric pyrrhic rearick wyrick irick wirick jirik

Questions

How do you pronounce hemispheric?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˌɛməsfˈɪɹɪk/.
What does hemispheric mean?: Pertaining to or operating throughout a hemisphere.
Where does hemispheric come from?: Etymology tree English hemisphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hemispheric From hemisphere + -ic.

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