hemisphere

Definition of Hemisphere in English :

see synonyms of hemisphere

Noun

1. hemisphere

half of the terrestrial globe

2. hemisphere

half of a sphere

3. cerebral hemisphere, hemisphere

either half of the cerebrum

cerebral hemisphere

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hemisphere

see synonyms of hemisphere

noun

1.

one half of a sphere

2.

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.

either of the two halves of the celestial sphere that lie north or south of the celestial equator

4. anatomy short for cerebral hemisphere

Hemisphere

see synonyms of hemisphere

noun

1.

half of a sphere, globe, or celestial body

; specif.,

a.

any of the halves into which the celestial sphere is divided by either the celestial equator or the ecliptic

b.

any of the halves of the earth: the earth is divided by the equator into the N and S hemispheres and by a meridian into the E Hemisphere (containing Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia) and the W Hemisphere (containing the Americas and Oceania)

c.

a model or map of any of these halves

2.

the countries and peoples of any of the earth's hemispheres

3.

an area of action, knowledge, etc.

4.

either lateral half of the cerebrum or cerebellum

Hemisphere

see synonyms of hemisphere

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

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

b. Either of the lateral halves of the cerebellum; a cerebellar hemisphere.

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