hemisphere
hemisphere Lexical Profile
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• noun
A half of the Earth or of the celestial sphere, typically as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
"Seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are the opposite of those in the Northern Hemisphere."
Either of the two symmetrical halves of the vertebrate cerebrum or cerebellum in the brain.
"Neuroscientists studied how language processing is localized primarily in the left hemisphere of the brain."
A three-dimensional geometric shape that is exactly half of a sphere, formed by a plane cutting through its center.
"The observatory's roof was designed as a rotating aluminum hemisphere."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed via Middle French and Late Latin 'hemisphaerium' from Ancient Greek 'hēmisphairion', a compound of 'hēmi-' (meaning 'half') and 'sphaira' (meaning 'sphere' or 'ball').