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hemisphere

[hem-i-sfeer]

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noun

(often initial capital letter)��half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere, especially one of the halves into which the earth is divided.
a map or projection representing one of these halves.
a half of a sphere.
Anatomy.��either of the lateral halves of the cerebrum or cerebellum.
the area within which something occurs or dominates; sphere; realm.

hemisphere

/ ˌhɛmɪˈsfɛrɪk, ˈhɛmɪˌsfɪə /

noun

one half of a sphere
1. 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°
2. a map or projection of one of the hemispheres
either of the two halves of the celestial sphere that lie north or south of the celestial equator
anatomy short for cerebral hemisphere

hemisphere

One half of a sphere, formed by a plane that passes through the center of the sphere.
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.
One half of the celestial sphere as divided by any of various great circles, especially the celestial equator and the ecliptic.
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hemisphere

Any half of the Earth's surface.

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hemispheric adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hemisphere¹

1325–75; < Latin ��ŧ��󲹱��ܳ� < Greek ��ŧ��í��ǲ�; replacing Middle English emysperie < Old French emispere < Latin

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Stargazers in the northern hemisphere spotted an almost full Moon sitting very low in the southern sky, making it appear much larger than usual overnight on Tuesday.

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Its organisers hope its schedule might co-exist with the men's international rugby calendar in the northern hemisphere, however it would put it on a collision course with domestic rugby in Europe.

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In the northern hemisphere, it will be the lowest full Moon until 2043 staying unusually close to the horizon.

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�� he found through his experiments was that the left hemisphere was largely the “interpreter” making sense of sensory information that entered the brain.

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For whatever reason, in the northern hemisphere at least, the concept of a bolter has become synonymous with Lions squad selection.

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