hemi noun5 •A motor with hemispherical combustion chambers. A piston engine internal combustion engine with hemispherical piston cylinder heads. •Domed versions of the above that have cylinder heads that are not exactly hemispherical •A vehicle equipped with such a motor engine. •A combustion chamber with the hemispherical cylinder head from such an engine. •A hemispherical cylinder head from such a motor. formshemis