hemisphere

noun

/ˈhemɪsfɪə(r)/

/ˈhemɪsfɪr/

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one half of the earth, especially the half above or below the equator
- the northern/southern hemisphere
- In the northern hemisphere, December is a winter month.
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- climate
- earth
- equator
- equinox
- hemisphere
- International Date Line
- latitude
- map
- planet
- tropic
Topics Geographyb2
(also cerebral hemisphere)
either half of the brain
- the left/right hemisphere of the brain
one half of a sphere (= a round solid object)Topics Colours and Shapesc1

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘half the celestial sphere, the sky’): from Old French emisphere, via Latin from Greek hēmisphairion, from hēmi- ‘half’ + sphaira ‘sphere’.

单词	hemisphere
释义	hemisphere noun /ˈhemɪsfɪə(r)/ /ˈhemɪsfɪr/ jump to other results one half of the earth, especially the half above or below the equator the northern/southern hemisphere In the northern hemisphere, December is a winter month. Wordfinder climate earth equator equinox hemisphere International Date Line latitude map planet tropic Topics Geographyb2 (also cerebral hemisphere) either half of the brain the left/right hemisphere of the brain one half of a sphere (= a round solid object)Topics Colours and Shapesc1 Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘half the celestial sphere, the sky’): from Old French emisphere, via Latin from Greek hēmisphairion, from hēmi- ‘half’ + sphaira ‘sphere’.
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