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hemisphere en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛmɪsfɛː/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
• /ˈhemɪsfɪə/ (Australia)
• /ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• hĕm'ĭsfîr (Canada, US)
• /ˈhɛmɪsfɪɹ/ (Canada, US)
• /ˈhɛmɪsfɪː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
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• /ˈhɛmɪsfɪj.ə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˈheməsfiə/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈhɛmɪsfiɾ/ (Scotland)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
2. (figuratively) A realm or domain of activity .
   • Love is the Columbus of our moral world, and opens, at some period or other, a new hemisphere to our view. 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, pages 91–92:
3. Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. .
   • Bangkok typically sees temperatures between 73 and 91 degrees Fahrenheit (23 to 33 degrees Celsius) during January, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand – one reason why it’s a paradise for many tourists looking to escape winter in the northern hemisphere. 2025 January 14, Jay Ganglani, Kocha Olarn, “59 degrees Fahrenheit might not sound that chilly. In Thailand’s capital, it’s a shock to the system”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2025:
4. Any half-sphere, formed by a plane intersecting the center of a sphere. .
5. A map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere .
6. Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. .

Forms

Deriveds

Northern Hemisphere · southern hemisphere · Water Hemisphere · hemispherical · semihemisphere · northern hemisphere · Southern Hemisphere · Western Hemisphere · microhemisphere · hemispheroidal · interhemisphere · hemispherian · hemisphered · hemispheroid · Eastern Hemisphere · hemispherically · Land Hemisphere · Hemispheric · hemispheric · western hemisphere · Hemispherian · eastern hemisphere · Magdeburg hemisphere · hemispheroidally · hemispherectomy · Hemisphere · hemispherotomy

Descendants

hemisffer

Relateds

dome · hemi- · demisphere · semisphere · sphere

Synonyms

terrestrial hemisphere (geography: half of the terrestrial sphere) · half sphere · half-sphere (geometry: half of a sphere) · cerebral hemisphere (anatomy: either of the two lobes of the cerebellum) · celestial hemisphere (astronomy: half of the celestial sphere) · planisphere (cartography: a map showing a projection of a hemisphere) · sphere (figuratively: a domain of thought or action)

Translations (157)

ka ნახევარსფერო (half of the Earth) · uz yarim shar (half of the Earth) · ru полуша́рие (half of the celestial sphere) · sv hemisfär (half of the Earth) · he המיספירה (half of the Earth) · my ကမ္ဘာလုံးခြမ်း (half of the Earth) · af hemisfeer (realm or domain of activity) · ru гемисфе́ра (half of the celestial sphere) · pl sfera (realm or domain of activity) · ro emisferă (any half-sphere) · ca hemisferi (half of the Earth) · da halvkugle (half of the Earth) · fi pallonpuolisko (cartography: map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere) · is hálfkúla (half of the Earth) · es semiesfera (any half-sphere) · oc emisfèri (half of the Earth) · eo duonsfero (any half-sphere) · gl hemisferio (any half-sphere) · no halvkule (any half-sphere) · sv halvklot (half of the Earth) · cy hemisffer (half of the Earth) · it emisfero (half of the Earth) · cs polokoule (half of the Earth) · fa نیمگوی (any half-sphere) · ru гемисфе́ра (half of the Earth) · lo ຊີກໂລກ (half of the Earth) · hi गोलार्ध (any half-sphere) · la hēmisphaerium (half of the celestial sphere) · af hemisfeer (half of the celestial sphere) · ja 半球体 (any half-sphere) · zza nimkura (any half-sphere) · tr yarımküre (half of the Earth) · ar نِصْف كُرَة (any half-sphere) · tk ýarymşar (half of the Earth) · nl halfrond (half of the Earth) · zza nimkura (half of the Earth) · te అర్ధగోళము (half of the Earth) · es hemisferio (any half-sphere) · ug يېرىم شار (half of the Earth) · lt pusrutulis (half of the Earth) · tl hatimbulog (any half-sphere) · sl polobla (half of the Earth) · fr hémisphère (any half-sphere) · et poolkera (half of the Earth) · fi hemisfääri (half of the Earth) · kk жартышар (half of the Earth) · ko 반구 (half of the Earth) · pt hemisfério (any half-sphere) · hu félteke (half of the Earth) · hy կիսագունդ (half of the Earth) · it emisfero (any half-sphere) · tr yarımküre (any half-sphere) · io misfero (half of the Earth) · hu félgömb (half of the Earth) · sh хемисфе́ра (half of the Earth) · gl hemisferio (half of the Earth) · ms hemisfera (half of the Earth) · ps نصف کره (half of the Earth) · ur نصف کره (half of the Earth) · mk полутопка (half of the Earth) · mn бөмбөрцгийн тал (half of the Earth) · alt јарым шар (half of the Earth) · no halvkule (half of the Earth) · uk півку́ля (half of the Earth) · pl półkula (half of the Earth) · de Hemisphäre (half of the Earth) · tl hating-daigdig (half of the Earth) · ka ჰემისფერო (half of the Earth) · ca hemisferi (any half-sphere) · hi गोलार्ध (half of the Earth) · nl hemisfeer (half of the Earth) · kk жартышар (half of the celestial sphere) · is hvel (half of the Earth) · ru полуша́рие (half of the Earth) · fa نیمکره (half of the Earth) · gu ગોલાર્ધ (half of the Earth) · be паўша́р'е (half of the Earth) · ky жарым шар (half of the Earth) · bg хемисфе́ра (half of the Earth) · cmn 半球 (any half-sphere) · de Halbkugel (half of the Earth) · ro emisferă (half of the Earth) · ast hemisferiu (half of the Earth) · eo duonsfero (half of the Earth) · eo hemisfero (any half-sphere) · ja 半球 (any half-sphere) · ru полуша́рие (any half-sphere) · fr hémisphère (half of the Earth) · pl półkula (half of the celestial sphere) · af hemisfeer (any half-sphere) · bg полукълбо́ (half of the celestial sphere) · tl hatimbulog (half of the Earth) · sk pologuľa (half of the Earth) · sv hemisfär (any half-sphere) · sq hemisferë (half of the Earth) · ast hemisferiu (any half-sphere) · th ซีกโลก (any half-sphere) · ja 半球 (half of the Earth) · zza nimkıst (any half-sphere) · mi tuakoi (half of the Earth) · mk хемисфера (half of the Earth) · haw poepoe hapa (half of the Earth) · cs polokoule (any half-sphere) · ang healftrendel (half of the Earth) · da halvkugle (any half-sphere) · ms hemisfera (any half-sphere) · de Halbkugel (any half-sphere) · mi tuakoi (half of the celestial sphere) · tl hating-daigdig (half of the celestial sphere) · hu félgömb (any half-sphere) · cmn 半球 (half of the Earth) · ar نِصْف كُرَة (half of the Earth) · vi bán cầu (half of the Earth) · gd leth-chruinne (half of the Earth) · el ημισφαίριο (half of the Earth) · ru полусфе́ра (half of the celestial sphere) · sv halvklot class \n (any half-sphere) · hy կիսագունդ (any half-sphere) · te అర్ధగోళము (any half-sphere) · io misfero (any half-sphere) · el ημισφαίριο (any half-sphere) · fi puolipallo (any half-sphere) · fi toimintapiiri (realm or domain of activity) · bg полусфе́ра (half of the celestial sphere) · id belahan bumi (half of the Earth) · sh hemisféra (half of the Earth) · fi puolipallo (half of the celestial sphere) · nl hemisfeer (any half-sphere) · lv puslode (half of the Earth) · gl hemisferio (half of the celestial sphere) · eo duonglobo (half of the Earth) · pt hemisfério (half of the Earth) · pl półkula (any half-sphere) · ps نيمه کره (half of the Earth) · es hemisferio (half of the Earth) · af hemisfeer (half of the Earth) · gu ગોળાર્ધ (half of the Earth) · tg нимкура (half of the Earth) · mk полутопка (any half-sphere) · bg полукълбо́ (half of the Earth) · be паўку́ля (half of the Earth) · th ซีกโลก (half of the Earth) · hi गोलार्ध (half of the celestial sphere) · fi pallonpuolisko (half of the Earth) · pl półkula (cartography: map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere) · fa نیمکره (any half-sphere) · mn тал бөмбөрцөг (half of the Earth) · az yarımkürə (half of the Earth) · bn গোলার্ধ (half of the Earth) · tl hatimbulog (half of the celestial sphere) · eo hemisfero (half of the Earth) · sq hemisferë (half of the celestial sphere) · ang healftrendel (any half-sphere) · ur نیم کرہ (half of the Earth) · he חֲצִי כַּדּוּר (half of the Earth) · km អឌ្ឍគោល (half of the Earth) · fi tähtitaivas (cartography: map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere)