hemispherenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhem.ɪ.sfɪər/us/ˈhem.ə.sfɪr/one of two halves of the earth, especially above or below the equator:
the northern/southern hemisphere
specialized anatomy one of the two halves of the brain:
the left/right hemisphere
half of a sphere (= ball shape):
The bush had been pruned into a perfect hemisphere.
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Geometry: parts of geometrical shapes
- angle
- circumference
- corresponding sides
- crosswise
- diameter
- frustum
- hypotenuse
- inclination
- line
- line segment
- node
- perimeter
- plane
- quadrant
- radius
- section
- side
- sin 1
- vertex
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