Meaning

6 senses
  1. Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .

    полусфе́раpolusféra, полуша́риеpolušárije, гемисфе́раgemisféra

    half of a sphere

  2. (figuratively)A realm or domain of activity .

  3. Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. .

    Hemisphäre, Halbkugel

    полуша́риеpolušárije, гемисфе́раgemisféra

    півку́ляpivkúlja

  4. Any half-sphere, formed by a plane intersecting the center of a sphere. .

    Halbkugel

    полуша́риеpolušárije

  5. A map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere .

  6. Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. .

    either half of the cerebrum

Examples

55 sentences
  1. The equator divides the globe into two hemispheres.

    ruЭкватор делит Землю на два полушария. — Balamax

    deDer Äquator teilt die Erdkugel in zwei Hemisphären. — xtofu80

  2. The equator divides the earth into two hemispheres.

    ruЭкватор делит землю на два полушария. — saiko

  3. Those animals can be seen in the northern hemisphere.

    Тих тварин можна побачити в Північній півкулі. — ChickenKiev

    ruЭти животные встречаются в Северном полушарии. — soweli_Elepanto

    deDiese Tiere kann man auf der Nordhalbkugel sehen. — Hans_Adler

  4. The United States is in the Northern Hemisphere.

    ruСоединённые Штаты находятся в Северном полушарии. — al_ex_an_der

    deDie Vereinigten Staaten liegen auf der Nordhalbkugel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Algeria is in the northern hemisphere.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
half of the Earth:
Русский
By meaning 1
half of the celestial sphere:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
half of the Earth:

Origin

From Latin hemisphaerium, from Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον (hēmisphaírion), from ἡμι- (hēmi-

From Latin hemisphaerium, from Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον (hēmisphaírion), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”). Equivalent to hemi- + sphere. Displaced native Old English healftrendel (literally “half-sphere”).

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Forms

plural: hemispheres
Singularhemisphere
Pluralhemispheres

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
figuratively: a domain of thought or action:sphereB1
cartography: a map showing a projection of a hemisphere:planisphere
anatomy: either of the two lobes of the cerebellum:cerebral hemisphere
astronomy: half of the celestial sphere:celestial hemisphere
geometry: half of a sphere:half-sphere
geography: half of the terrestrial sphere:terrestrial hemisphere
half sphere
Close in meaning

Word family

18 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hemisphere — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto