hemisphere

noun

Definition of hemispherenext
as in meridian

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Recent Examples of hemisphere In right-handers with a right-dominant eye, visual information moves faster from the right to the left hemisphere than the reverse. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 The league giveth, and the league sendeth you to another hemisphere. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 May 2026 Unable to hold it down inside the hemisphere’s most challenging soccer environment, Dos Santos’ players could not connect through the midfield or the attack, suffering until eventual breakdowns cascaded at nearly 9,000 feet of altitude. — Josh Gross, Daily News, 10 May 2026 Who, indeed, does the hemisphere belong to? — Aj Hess, Time, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hemisphere
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  1. meridian
  2. semicircle
Noun
  • Their traditions inspired the property’s spa treatments and even its placement atop heilige Linien—sacred meridians said to hold special power.
    — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
  • Some Eastern Orthodox churches use astronomical observations according to the meridian of Jerusalem, the department says.
    — Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of meridian
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  • The umbral shadow will first appear as a small semicircle of shadow close to the dark expanses of Oceanus Procellarum (the Ocean of Storms) and Mare Humorum on the moon's southwestern edge, before swiftly spreading to swallow the nearby moonscape.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The newspaper photographers lay on the lawn with their cameras twinkling under the stadium lights, the musicians tuned their instruments, while farther away the uneven horizon of the city described a wide semicircle.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of semicircle

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“Hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemisphere. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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