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hemisphere

hem·i·sphere
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hem-i-sfeer]
    • /ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər/
    • /ˈhem.ɪ.sfɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hem-i-sfeer]
    • /ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər/

Definitions of hemisphere word

  • noun hemisphere (often initial capital letter) half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere, especially one of the halves into which the earth is divided. Compare Eastern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere. 1
  • noun hemisphere a map or projection representing one of these halves. 1
  • noun hemisphere a half of a sphere. 1
  • noun hemisphere Anatomy. either of the lateral halves of the cerebrum or cerebellum. 1
  • noun hemisphere the area within which something occurs or dominates; sphere; realm. 1
  • noun hemisphere half of the globe 1
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Origin of hemisphere

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; < Latin hēmisphaerium < Greek hēmisphaírion; replacing Middle English emysperie < Old French emispere < Latin

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Parts of speech for Hemisphere

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hemisphere

hemisphere popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

hemisphere usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hemisphere

noun hemisphere

  • fraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
  • division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
  • moiety — a half.
  • bisection — to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
All 4 Synonyms of hemisphere

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    the world's second largest ocean, bounded in the north by the Arctic, in the south by the Antarctic, in the west by North and South America, and in the east by Europe and Africa. Greatest depth: 9220 m (30 246 ft). Area: about 81 585 000 sq km (31 500 000 sq miles)

  • autumn

    Autumn is the season between summer and winter when the weather becomes cooler and the leaves fall off the trees.

  • buys-ballot's law

    the law stating that if one stands with one's back to the wind, in the Northern Hemisphere the atmospheric pressure will be lower on one's left and in the Southern Hemisphere it will be lower on one's right: descriptive of the relationship of horizontal winds to atmospheric pressure.

  • cold pole

    the location in the northern or southern hemisphere having the coldest annual mean temperature in that hemisphere.

  • coriolis effect

    a deflection in the path of a body moving in latitude relative to the Earth when observed from the Earth. The deflection is due to the Earth's rotation and is to the east when the motion is towards a pole
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