In most people, the left hemisphere is bigger than the right.
hemisphere in British English
(ˈhɛmɪˌsfɪə)
noun
1.
one half of a sphere
2.
a.
half of the terrestrial globe, divided into northern and southern hemispheres by the equator or into eastern and western hemispheres by some meridians, usually 0° and 180°
b.
a map or projection of one of the hemispheres
3.
either of the two halves of the celestial sphere that lie north or south of the celestial equator
4. anatomy short for cerebral hemisphere
Derived forms
hemispheric (ˌhɛmɪˈsfɛrɪk) or hemispherical (ˌhemiˈspherical)
adjective
hemisphere in American English
(ˈhɛmɪˌsfɪr)
noun
1.
half of a sphere, globe, or celestial body
; specif.,
a.
any of the halves into which the celestial sphere is divided by either the celestialequator or the ecliptic
b.
any of the halves of the earth: the earth is divided by the equator into the N andS hemispheres and by a meridian into the E Hemisphere (containing Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia) and the W Hemisphere (containing the Americas and Oceania)
c.
a model or map of any of these halves
2.
the countries and peoples of any of the earth's hemispheres
3.
an area of action, knowledge, etc.
4.
either lateral half of the cerebrum or cerebellum
Derived forms
hemispherical (ˌhemiˈspherical) (ˈhɛməˈsfɛrɪkəl)
adjective or ˌhemiˈspheric
Word origin
ME hemisperie < L hemisphaerium < Gr hēmisphairion: see hemi- & sphere
Examples of 'hemisphere' in a sentence
hemisphere
In fact, this is a difference between the northern and southern hemispheres.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In fact the law does not come into force in the northern hemisphere until August.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The only way England can carry through this motion is by helping the maths work for the southern hemisphere.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It was, of course, winter in the southern hemisphere and the rain was frequently torrential.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What we will learn over the next five weeks is whether it is the whole southern hemisphere that remains significantly ahead, or just one nation within it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The volcanic cloud gradually swept around the northern hemisphere as a thin veil of dust and acid.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There are signs that some fuel storage facilities in the eastern hemisphere are filled to capacity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The mystique of the southern hemisphere was blown away.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Studies suggest stammering is linked to a defect in the left hemisphere of the brain.
The Sun (2008)
Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the western hemisphere.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
On the first night researchers saw that part of the left brain hemisphere stayed active.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It has pledged to spend that diversifying into other parts of the eastern hemisphere.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Is efficiency enough against southern hemisphere giants?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is the poorest and most hopeless country in the western hemisphere.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And he did so in the southern hemisphere.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But it is not just countries in the western hemisphere.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Damage to the left hemisphere of her brain has caused a speech impediment that reminds listeners of an overseas accent.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Results show that images that had been presented to the right hemisphere were better recognised than those shown to the left.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Watch the three big nations from the southern hemisphere take on one of the underdogs and they will notuse a bulldozer.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Eight referees hail from the northern hemisphere, four from the southern.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
When we move it to the left, we are bringing the right hemisphere into play.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
When we move our head to the right, we are using the left hemisphere.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body, and vice versa.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
YESTERDAY was the day the northern hemisphere struck back.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But that future will be shaped in the eastern hemisphere, where much of the urban population growth over the coming decades will occur.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Researchers found men generally have more connections within each hemisphere of the brain, while in women the two halves of the organ are much more interlinked.
The Sun (2013)
In other languages
hemisphere
British English: hemisphere NOUN
A hemisphere is one half of the earth.
...the northern hemisphere.
American English: hemisphere
Brazilian Portuguese: hemisfério
Chinese: 半球
European Spanish: hemisferio
French: hémisphère
German: Hemisphäre
Italian: emisfero
Japanese: 半球
Korean: 반구
European Portuguese: hemisfério
Latin American Spanish: hemisferio
All related terms of 'hemisphere'
N hemisphere
that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator
S hemisphere
southern hemisphere
eastern hemisphere
that half of the globe containing Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia , lying east of the Greenwich meridian
western hemisphere
that half of the globe containing the Americas , lying to the west of the Greenwich or another meridian
cerebral hemisphere
either half of the cerebrum
dominant hemisphere
the normal tendency for one half of the brain , usually the left cerebral hemisphere in right-handed people, to exercise more control over certain functions (e. g . handedness and language) than the other
northern hemisphere
that half of the globe lying north of the equator
southern hemisphere
that half of the earth lying south of the equator
Chinese translation of 'hemisphere'
hemisphere
(ˈhɛmɪsfɪəʳ)
n(c)
(Geo) 半球 (bànqiú) (个(個), gè)
[of brain]大脑(腦)半球 (dànǎo bànqiú)
the northern/southern hemisphere北/南半球 (běi/nánbànqiú)