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hemispheric

hemispheric

4 6.2
Relating to one half of a round object like the brain or Earth
  • adjective
  • /ˌhɛmɪˈsfɛrɪk/
translation icon : hemisférico
  • There is no intention to create a hemispheric trading bloc.
  • the right hemispheric
  • the left hemispheric
  • hemispheric group

So handedness, which is, oh, no, hemispheric dominance, right, would be the term.

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Examples

  • Indeed, progressive trade liberalization is emerging as a hemispheric trend.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Thus, the hemispheric importance of the United States actually increased even as its global economic position declined.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The HIPS was used to identify the subjects' hemispheric mode of processing information.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The other major question, which is still open conceptually, concerns the idea of Hemispheric free trade as a whole.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The right hemispheric group showed more extraversion and independence than the left hemispheric group and higher anxiety than the integrated group.

    Academic text (1999)
  • And we know about hemispheric differences in humans too, because we specialize for dealing with speech in the left hemisphere.

  • A series of bilateral investment treaties would be milestones on the journey toward a hemispheric-wide FTA.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Research has shown that people have specific hemispheric preferences for processing information, influencing how they learn.

  • The left and right sides of the brain are often associated with different hemispheric functions that impact our daily activities.

  • In geography class, we learned about the hemispheric divisions of the Earth, including the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Synonyms

hemispherical
vshemispheric
1 6.2

Shaped like half a ball, for example a dome

relates to one half of a sphere often in Earth or brain contexts

Surface Forms

hemispheric positive

Morphology

hemispheric = hemisphere (transparent) = hemi + sphere + ic

The adjective 'hemispheric' is clearly derived from the noun 'hemisphere' by adding the suffix '-ic'.

Etymology

The word hemispheric comes from hemi- meaning 'half' and sphere meaning 'ball', as in hemisphere. So hemispheric means 'relating to one half' of a round thing, like one half of the Earth or one side of the brain.