semiglobular

English

Etymology

From semi- +‎ globular.

Adjective

semiglobular (not comparable)

1. roughly having the shape of half a sphere
   • 2015 October 22, “Sawfishes and Other Elasmobranch Assemblages from the Mio-Pliocene of the South Caribbean (Urumaco Sequence, Northwestern Venezuela)”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     The crown is semiglobular and rounded, with a transverse crest and a long uvula that does not extend beyond the root.

Synonyms

• hemispherical
• (more rarely) hemispheric