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1. (n.) hemisphere
(often cap.) half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere, esp. one of the halves into which the earth is divided.
2. hemisphere
a map or projection representing one of these halves.
3. hemisphere
a half of a sphere.
4. hemisphere
either of the lateral halves of the cerebrum.
5. hemisphere
the area within which something occurs or dominates; sphere; realm.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME emysperie < OF emispere < L hēmisphaerium < Gk hēmisphaírion. See hemi- , sphere)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hemisphere
half of the terrestrial globe
2. (noun) hemisphere
half of a sphere
3. (noun) hemisphere, cerebral hemisphere
either half of the cerebrum
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1. (noun) hemisphere
the top or bottom half of the world
countries in the northern/southern hemisphere
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| Definition of 'hemisphere' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) hemisphere
a half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center
2. (noun) hemisphere
half of the terrestrial globe, or a projection of the same in a map or picture
3. (noun) hemisphere
the people who inhabit a hemisphere
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Sense: one half of the Earth
Singapore and the British Isles are in the northern hemisphere.
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 Afrikaans: halfrond, hemisfeer |
 Arabic: نِصْف الكُرة الأرضِيَّه |
 Bulgarian: полукълбо |
 Brazilian: hemisfério |
 Czech: polokoule |
 German: die Halbkugel |
 Danish: hemisfære; halvkugle |
 Greek: ημισφαίριο |
 Spanish: hemisferio |
 Estonian: poolkera |
 Farsi: نيم كره |
 Finnish: pallonpuolisko |
 French: hémisphère |
 Hebrew: חֲצִי כָּדוּר הָאָרֶץ |
 Hindi: गोलार्ध |
 Croatian: hemisfera, polukugla |
 Hungarian: félteke |
 Indonesian: belahan |
 Icelandic: norður-/suðurhvel |
 Italian: emisfero |
 Japanese: 半球 |
 Korean: 반구 |
 Lithuanian: pusrutulis |
 Latvian: puslode |
 Malay: hemisfera |
 Dutch: halfrond |
 Norwegian: halvkule, hemisfære |
 Polish: półkula |
 Persian: نيم كره |
 Pashto: نیم کره |
 Portuguese: hemisfério |
 Romanian: emisferă |
 Russian: полушарие |
 Slovak: pologuľa, hemisféra |
 Slovenian: polobla |
 Serbian: hemisfera |
 Swedish: hemisfär, halvklot |
 Thai: ครึ่งซีกโลก |
 Turkish: yarım küre |
 Taiwanese: 半球 |
 Ukrainian: півкуля |
 Urdu: کرہ ارض کا شمالی یا جنوبی |
 Vietnamese: bán cầu |
 Chinese: 半球 |
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