hemispheric

hem·i·sphere  (hm-sfîr)

n.

1.

a. A half of a sphere bounded by a great circle.

b. A half of a symmetrical, approximately spherical object as divided by a plane of symmetry.

2. Either half of the celestial sphere as divided by the ecliptic, the celestial equator, or the horizon.

3. Either the northern or southern half of the earth as divided by the equator or the eastern or western half as divided by a meridian.

4. Anatomy Either of the lateral halves of the cerebrum; a cerebral hemisphere.

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hemi·spheric (-sfîrk, -sfr-), hemi·spheri·cal adj.

hemi·spheri·cal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

hemispheric - of or relating to the cerebral hemispheres

Translations

hemispheric [ˈhemɪsferɪk] ADJ → hemisférico

hemispheric

adj

(Geog) Northern hemispheric summers → die Sommer in der nördlichen Hemisphäre or auf der nördlichen Halbkugel

(Med, Psych) asymmetry, specialization, activity → hemisphärisch

(Pol) Western hemispheric nations → die Länder pl → der westlichen Hemisphäre

(US Pol) relations, solidarity → zwischen den Nord- und Südstaaten der USA; a sense of hemispheric identity → ein Gefühl der Identität in den Nord- und Südstaaten der USA