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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.

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

hemisphere [ˈhɛmɪˌsfɪə]
n
1. (Mathematics) one half of a sphere
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography)
a.  half of the terrestrial globe, divided into northern and southern hemispheres by the equator or into eastern and western hemispheres by some meridians, usually 0° and 180°
b.  a map or projection of one of the hemispheres
3. (Astronomy) either of the two halves of the celestial sphere that lie north or south of the celestial equator
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy short for cerebral hemisphere
hemispheric  [ˌhɛmɪˈsfɛrɪk], hemispherical adj

hemisphere  (hm-sfîr)
1. One half of a sphere, formed by a plane that passes through the center of the sphere.
2. 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, especially the prime meridian.
3. One half of the celestial sphere as divided by any of various great circles, especially the celestial equator and the ecliptic. See more at celestial sphere.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hemispherehemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe        
eastern hemisphere, orient - the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
New World, western hemisphere, occident - the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
earth, globe, world - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
2.hemisphere - half of a sphere
subfigure - a figure that is a part of another figure
3.hemispherehemisphere - either half of the cerebrum          
neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system
left brain, left hemisphere - the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
right brain, right hemisphere - the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body
cerebrum - anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
Translations
hemisphere [ˈhemɪsfɪəʳ] N (Geog) → hemisferio m

hemisphere [ˈhɛmɪsfɪər] n
(GEOGRAPHY)hémisphère m northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere
[brain] → hémisphère m

hemisphere
nHalbkugel f, → Hemisphäre f; (of brain)Hemisphäre f, → Gehirnhälfte f; in the northern hemisphereauf der nördlichen Halbkugel, in der nördlichen Hemisphäre

hemisphere [ˈhɛmɪsfɪəʳ] nemisfero
hemisphere [ˈhɛmɪsfɪəʳ] nemisfero

hemisphere
n hemisphere [ˈhemisfiə]
one half of the Earth Singapore and the British Isles are in the northern hemisphere. halfrond, hemisfeer نِصْف الكُرة الأرضِيَّه полукълбо polokoule hemisfære; halvkugle die Halbkugel ημισφαίριο hemisferio poolkera نيم كره pallonpuolisko hémisphère חֲצִי כָּדוּר הָאָרֶץ गोलार्ध hemisfera, polukugla félteke belahan norður-/suðurhvel emisfero 半球 반구 pusrutulis puslode hemisfera halfrond halvkule, hemisfære półkula hemisfério emisferă полушарие pologuľa, hemisféra polobla hemisfera hemisfär, halvklot ครึ่งหนึ่งของสมองส่วน cerebrum (สมองส่วนหน้า) yarım küre 半球 півкуля کرہ ارض کا شمالی یا جنوبی نصف حصہ bán cầu
adj hemiˈspherical [-ˈsfe-]
like half a ball in shape. halfrond, hemisferies نِصْف كُرَوي полусферичен polokulovitý hemisfærisk; halvkugleagtig hemisphärisch ημισφαιρικός hemisférico poolkerakujuline نيم كروی puolipallon muotoinen hémisphérique בְּצוּרַת חֲצִי כָּדוּר अर्ध गोलाकार oblika polukugle félgömb alakú bentuk belahan hálfkúlulaga emisferico 半球の 반구형의 pusrutulio formos puslodes- berbentuk hemisfera halfrond halvkuleformet półkulisty hemisférico emisferic полусферический pologuľovitý, hemisférický v obliki poloble hemisferski halvklotformig ครึ่งหนึ่ง yarım küre şeklinde 半球形的 півсферичний نصف کروی شکل có hình bán cầu


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