hemisphere
UK/ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/
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British/ˈhɛmɪsfɪː/
hemisphere noun: half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
Noun
hemisphere (plural hemispheres)
- Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
- Synonyms:
- celestial hemisphere
- 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
- Synonyms:
- sphere
- 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
- Any half-sphere, formed by a plane intersecting the center of a sphere. .
- Synonyms:
- half-sphere
- A map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere .
- Synonyms:
- planisphere
- Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. .
- Synonyms:
- cerebral hemisphere
hemisphere meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
hemisphere in Hindi
- half of the celestial sphere
- गोलार्ध golārdh
- half of the Earth
- गोलार्ध golārdh
- any half-sphere
- गोलार्ध golārdh
hemisphere in Tamil
- அரைக்கோளம், அரையுருண்டை, அரைக் கோளம், அரக்கோளம்
hemisphere in Marathi
- गोलार्ध
hemisphere in Urdu
- half of the Earth
- نیم کرہ nim kura, نصف کره nisf kura
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- hemisphere in Bengali
- গোলার্ধ gōlardho
- hemisphere in Telugu
- అర్ధగోళము ardhagōḷamu
- hemisphere in Malayalam
- അർദ്ധഗോളം, അർദ്ധവൃത്തം, അർദ്ധചന്ദ്രാകാരം
- hemisphere in Kannada
- ಅರೆಗೋಳ, ಗೋಳಾರ್ಧ, ಅರ್ಧಗೋಳ, ಭೂಮಿಯ ಅರ್ಧಭಾಗ
- hemisphere in Punjabi
- ਅਰਧ-ਮੰਡਲ
- hemisphere in Gujarati
- ગોલાર્ધ golārdh, ગોળાર્ધ goḷārdh
- hemisphere in Odia
- ଗୋଲାର୍ଦ୍ଧ, ଗୋଲାର୍ଧ, ଗୋଳାର୍ଧ
- hemisphere in Sanskrit
- गोल gola, सम्पुट sampuṭa
- hemisphere in Nepali
- गोलार्ध, गोलार्द्ध, हेमिस्फियर
- hemisphere in Pashto
- نيمه کره nímakorá, نصف کره nesfekorá
- hemisphere in Tagalog
- hatimbulog, hating-daigdig
- hemisphere in Arabic
- نِصْف كُرَة niṣf kura
- hemisphere in Malay
- hemisfera
- hemisphere in Indonesian
- belahan bumi
- hemisphere in Persian
- نیمکره nimkore, نیمگوی nimguy
- hemisphere in Thai
- ซีกโลก sîik-lôok
- hemisphere in Vietnamese
- bán cầu
- hemisphere in Myanmar
- ကမ္ဘာလုံးခြမ်း kambhalum:hkram:
Examples of hemisphere in a sentence
- In the southern hemisphere the flow of air around a low-pressure system is clockwise.
- And there is a large, unexplained cool spot in the northern hemisphere.
- In the northern hemisphere, June 21 has the most daylight hours.
Synonyms of hemisphere
- celestial hemisphere
- sphere
- half-sphere
- planisphere
- cerebral hemisphere
- terrestrial hemisphere
- half sphere
Forms of hemisphere
| plural | hemispheres |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | hemisphære |
Origin of hemisphere
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”).
Words formed from hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
- hemispherectomy
- hemisphered
- hemispherian
- Hemispheric
- hemispherical
- hemispherically
- hemispheroid
- hemispheroidal
- hemispheroidally
- hemispherotomy
- interhemisphere
- Land Hemisphere
- Magdeburg hemisphere
- microhemisphere
- Northern Hemisphere
- semihemisphere
- southern hemisphere
- Water Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
Phrases with hemisphere
Questions about hemisphere
- What does hemisphere mean?
- Hemisphere means half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
- What is hemisphere in Hindi?
- Hemisphere in Hindi is गोलार्ध (golārdh). See Hemisphere meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hemisphere?
- Hemisphere is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hemisphere?
- Hemisphere is pronounced /ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hemisphere?
- The plural of hemisphere is hemispheres.
Words near hemisphere in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hemisphere (page history and authors); hemisphere (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hemisphere (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hemisphere (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hemisphere (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hemisphere (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hemisphere (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); गोल (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); hemisphere (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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