hemisphere

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hemisphere cerebral hemisphere eastern hemisphere northern hemisphere southern hemisphere western hemisphere

Main Entry: hemi·sphere
Pronunciation: 'he-m&-"sfir
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English hemispere, from Latin hemisphaerium, from Greek hEmisphairion, from hEmi- + sphairion, diminutive of sphaira sphere
1 a : a half of the celestial sphere as divided into two halves by the horizon, the celestial equator, or the ecliptic b : half of a spherical or roughly spherical body (as a planet); specifically : the northern or southern half of the earth as divided by the equator or the eastern or western half as divided by a meridian c : the inhabitants of a terrestrial hemisphere
2 : REALM, PROVINCE
3 : one of two half spheres formed by a plane through the sphere's center
4 : a map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere
5 : CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE
- hemi·spher·ic /"he-m&-'sfir-ik, -'sfer-/ or hemi·spher·i·cal /-'sfir-i-k&l, -'sfer-/ adjective