| 单词 | western hemisphere |
| 释义 | > as lemmasWestern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere n. the half of the earth, divided longitudinally, which contains the Americas; spec. the half of the earth that is west of the prime meridian. ΚΠ 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. vii. 312 The ancient Cosmographers doe place the division of the East and Westerne Hemisphere, that is the first terme of longitude in the Canary or fortunate Islands. View more context for this quotation 1762 J. Mair Brief Surv. Terraqueous Globe ii. 57 To take in the surface of the whole earth, there must likewise be two maps; one for the eastern and another for the western hemisphere. 1856 Pop. Educator 2 254/1 The New World, in the Western hemisphere, comprehending the great, united, double continent of North and South America, with the interjacent and circumjacent islands. 1940 Life 22 Apr. 21/1 When German infantrymen slogged into Denmark on April 9, the long shadow of the European war crossed to the Western Hemisphere and darkened the black shores of Denmark's Greenland. 2004 J. McNamara GPS for Dummies ii. 30 In the Western Hemisphere (which is west of the prime meridian to 180 degrees west), longitude is expressed in degrees west. < as lemmas |
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