Definition & Meaning of "hemisphere"in English

Hemisphere

either half of a sphere

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

hemispheres

Examples

The sports arena's roof was designed in the shape of a hemisphere.

1.1

either the left or right side of the brain, or the cerebrum

1.2

one of the two halves of the Earth, separated by the equator or a meridian

Examples

The Northern Hemisphere experiences winter when the Southern Hemisphere is in summer.

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