hemisphere
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈhɛmɪˌsfɪr/
:
hemisferio
- Track one is heading east, track two to the southern hemisphere.
- Western hemisphere
- Northern hemisphere
- Southern hemisphere
Well, one thing that's different between the two hemispheres is the amount of land.
- Well, one thing that's different between the two hemispheres is the amount of land.
- So the Northern hemisphere, it's counter, it's clockwise in the in the Southern hemisphere, it's counterclockwise.
- When you think about Europe or the Western Hemisphere in general, we are stuck by issues of the past.
- Being very close to Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere in the winter, very low sunlight exposure.
- So because the plane of the solar system is tilted with respect to the Galaxy, all hope is not lost for me, the northern hemisphere astronomer.
Examples
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The equator divides the Earth into two main hemispheres: the Northern hemisphere and the Southern hemisphere.
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Yeah, I got the only one in the Western Hemisphere.
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And remember, June, July and August is Northern hemisphere summer.
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And they said to you, negative ones, no Southern hemisphere, right?
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It's somewhere in the far northern hemisphere though.
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It's one of the oldest buildings in the western hemisphere.
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Unfortunately, the nations of the Western Hemisphere are deeply divided today, among themselves and within themselves.
Academic text (2008) -
The darkness covered all the northern hemisphere and probably part of the southern.
Fiction book (1990) -
The Cold War, for us in the so-called southern hemisphere, has not actually ended.
Academic text (1992) -
Well, describing October as autumn is actually just your northern hemisphere bias talking.
Compounds
- Specialized
6
4.4
The left half of the brain that controls the right side of the body and helps language and logical thinking
- Specialized
2
4.5
The half of the brain on the right that controls the left side and helps with visual and creative thinking
- Specialized
1
6.3
One of the two halves of the brain that control movement, feeling, and thinking
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3.6
The half of the Earth east of the prime meridian that includes Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia
- Specialized
One of the two side parts of the cerebellum that control movement and balance
How Broad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hemisphere is built from hemi- 'half' and sphere 'ball', so when we talk about the Northern or Southern hemisphere we mean one 'half' of the Earth and that helps explain why seasons and weather can differ between the two 'halves'.