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Hemisphere

Hemisphere Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hemisphere? [n] either half of the cerebrum [n] half of the terrestrial globe [n] half of a sphere Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hemisphere: cerebral hemisphere Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hemisphere: ambit \| arena \| bailiwick \| beat \| border \| borderland \| circle \| circuit \| demesne \| department \| domain \| dominion \| field \| fifty percent \| fifty-fifty \| half \| half-and-half \| judicial circuit \| jurisdiction \| march \| mediety \| moiety \| orb \| orbit \| pale \| precinct \| province \| realm \| round \| semicircle \| semisphere \| sphere \| walk See Also \| cerebrum \| Earth \| eastern hemisphere \| geographic area \| geographic region \| geographical area \| geographical region \| globe \| left brain \| left hemisphere \| neural structure \| New World \| northern hemisphere \| occident \| orient \| right brain \| right hemisphere \| southern hemisphere \| subfigure \| western hemisphere \| world Hemisphere In Webster's Dictionary \Hem"i*sphere\, n. [L. hemisphaerium, Gr. ?; ? half = ? sphere: cf. F. h['e]misph[`e]re. See {Hemi-}, and {Sphere}.] 1. A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center. 2. Half of the terrestrial globe, or a projection of the same in a map or picture. 3. The people who inhabit a hemisphere. He died . . . mourned by a hemisphere. --J. P. Peters. {Cerebral hemispheres}. (Anat.) See {Brain}. {Magdeburg hemispheres} (Physics), two hemispherical cups forming, when placed together, a cavity from which the air can be withdrawn by an air pump; -- used to illustrate the pressure of the air. So called because invented by Otto von Guericke at Magdeburg.

Hemisphere Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hemisphere?

[n] either half of the cerebrum
[n] half of the terrestrial globe
[n] half of a sphere

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hemisphere: cerebral hemisphere

Hemisphere In Webster's Dictionary

\Hem"i*sphere\, n. [L. hemisphaerium, Gr. ?; ? half =
? sphere: cf. F. h['e]misph[`e]re. See {Hemi-}, and
{Sphere}.]
1. A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided
   by a plane passing through its center.

2. Half of the terrestrial globe, or a projection of the same
   in a map or picture.

3. The people who inhabit a hemisphere.

         He died . . . mourned by a hemisphere. --J. P.
                                               Peters.

{Cerebral hemispheres}. (Anat.) See {Brain}.

{Magdeburg hemispheres} (Physics), two hemispherical cups
   forming, when placed together, a cavity from which the air
   can be withdrawn by an air pump; -- used to illustrate the
   pressure of the air. So called because invented by Otto
   von Guericke at Magdeburg.

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