Definitions for Hemisphere
ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪərhemi·spher·e

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hemispherenoun

   half of the terrestrial globe

2. hemispherenoun

   half of a sphere

3. hemisphere, cerebral hemispherenoun

   either half of the cerebrum

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hemispherenoun

   A realm or domain of activity .

2. hemispherenoun

   Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. .

3. hemispherenoun

   Any half-sphere, formed by a plane intersecting the center of a sphere. .

4. hemispherenoun

   A map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere .

5. hemispherenoun

   Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. .

6. hemispherenoun

   Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator.

7. hemispherenoun

   A realm or domain of activity.

8. hemispherenoun

   Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc..

9. hemispherenoun

   Any half-sphere, formed by a plane intersecting the center of a sphere..

10. hemispherenoun

    A map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere.

11. hemispherenoun

    Either of the two halves of the cerebrum..

12. Etymology: From Latin hemisphaerium, from Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον (hēmisphaírion), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, " half") + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, " sphere") ; hemi- sphere

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HEMISPHEREnoun

   The half of a globe when it is supposed to be cut through its centre in the plane of one of its greatest circles.

   Etymology: ἡμισφᾶιϱιον; hemisphere, French.

   That place is earth, the seat of man; that light
   His day, which else, as th’ other hemisphere,
   Night would invade. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iii.

   God saw the light was good,
   And light from darkness by the hemisphere
   Divided. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vii.

   A hill
   Of Paradise, the highest from whose top
   The hemisphere of earth, in clearest ken
   Stretch’d out to th’ amplest reach of prospect lay. John Milton, P. L.

   The sun is more powerful in the northern hemisphere, and in the apogeum; for therein his motion is slower. Brown.

   In open prospect nothing bounds our eye,
   Until the earth seems join’d unto the sky;
   So in this hemisphere our utmost view
   Is only bounded by our king and you. Dryden.

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1. hemisphere

   A hemisphere is half of a spherical or roughly spherical object or system, usually divided into two by a central plane. It is often used to refer to half of the Earth, typically the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere, or a map or projection representing one of these halves. In terms of the brain, it refers to either the left or right half of the cerebrum.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Hemispherenoun

   a half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center

2. Hemispherenoun

   half of the terrestrial globe, or a projection of the same in a map or picture

3. Hemispherenoun

   the people who inhabit a hemisphere

4. Etymology: [L. hemisphaerium, Gr. ; half = sphere: cf. F. hmisphre. See Hemi-, and Sphere.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hemisphere

   hem′i-sfēr, n. a half-sphere: half of the globe or a map of it.—adjs. Hemispher′ic, -al.—n. Hemisphē′roid, the half of a spheroid.—adj. Hemispheroi′dal.—Eastern and Western hemispheres, the eastern and western halves of the terrestrial globe, the former including Europe, Asia, and Africa; the latter, the Americas. [Gr. hēmisphairion—hēmi-, half, sphaira, a sphere.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hemisphere

   Half the surface of a globe. The celestial equator divides the heavens into two hemispheres--the northern and the southern.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hemisphere

   A perceived shape on planet earth.

   There is perceived to be a northern hemisphere and a southern hemisphere on planet earth.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

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1. hemisphere

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Hemisphere' in Nouns Frequency: #2961

How to pronounce Hemisphere?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Hemisphere in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hemisphere in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hemisphere in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Hemisphere in a Sentence

1. Vice President Joe Biden:

   The message that is coming out of the United States as a consequence of the presidential campaign about American attitudes, about Mexicans and Mexico generally, but the entire hemisphere and our place in the world, is disturbing.

2. John Bolton:

   This is our hemisphere, it's not where the Russians ought to be interfering. This is a mistake on their part. It's not going to lead to an improvement of relations.

3. Bill Withers:

   This has got to be the biggest AA meeting [in the] Western hemisphere.

4. Tom Slater:

   Although global temperatures have risen by about 1.1 degrees in the past 150 years on average, different parts of the globe have warmed at different rates due to natural variations in the climate system such as cloud cover, land cover and atmospheric circulation patterns, earth's poles have warmed faster than anywhere else, primarily due to melting ice and snow. Although Antarctica has had a cold winter this year, over the past few decades the most northerly parts of Antarctica have warmed five times faster than the global average -- that's faster than anywhere else in the Southern Hemisphere.

5. Strategic Communications John Kirby:

   There’s no doubt that migration will be a top issue of discussion here over the next 24, 36 hours. Clearly, that’s on everybody’s mind here in the hemisphere.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Hemisphere
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hemisphere
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Hemisphere
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hemisphere
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Hemisphere
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Hemisphere