MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES
\mˈaɡdɪbˌɜːɡ hˈɛmɪsfˌi͡əz], \mˈaɡdɪbˌɜːɡ hˈɛmɪsfˌiəz], \m_ˈa_ɡ_d_ɪ_b_ˌɜː_ɡ h_ˈɛ_m_ɪ_s_f_ˌiə_z]\
Definitions of MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES
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mag'de-b[=oo]rg hem'i-sf[=e]rz, n.pl. two hemispherical cups from within which, when placed together, the air can be removed by an air-pump to show the pressure of the air on the outside. [Invented at Magdeburg in Germany.]
By Thomas Davidson
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