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Noun: hemisphere  'hemi`sfir [N. Amer], 'hemi`sfiu(r) [Brit]
  1. Half of the terrestrial globe
     
  2. Half of a sphere
     
  3. Either half of the cerebrum
    - cerebral hemisphere

Derived forms: hemispheres

See also: hemispheric, hemispherical

Type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, neural structure, subfigure

Part of: cerebrum, Earth, globe, world

Encyclopedia: Hemisphere

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Hemiprocnidae
Hemiptera
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Hemipteronatus
Hemipteronatus novacula
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Hemiramphidae
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Hemitripterus
Hemitripterus americanus
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