HEMISPHERE
Dictionary entry overview: What does hemisphere mean?
• HEMISPHERE (noun)
The noun HEMISPHERE has 3 senses:
1. half of the terrestrial globe
2. half of a sphere
3. either half of the cerebrum
Familiarity information: HEMISPHERE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• HEMISPHERE (noun)
Meaning:
Half of the terrestrial globe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("hemisphere" is a kind of...):
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hemisphere"):
eastern hemisphere; orient (the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia)
northern hemisphere (the hemisphere north of the equator)
southern hemisphere (the hemisphere south of the equator)
Instance hyponyms:
New World; occident; western hemisphere (the hemisphere that includes North America and South America)
Holonyms ("hemisphere" is a part of...):
Earth; globe; world (the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on)
Meaning:
Half of a sphere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("hemisphere" is a kind of...):
subfigure (a figure that is a part of another figure)
Meaning:
Either half of the cerebrum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
cerebral hemisphere; hemisphere
Hypernyms ("hemisphere" is a kind of...):
neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hemisphere"):
left brain; left hemisphere (the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body)
right brain; right hemisphere (the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body)
Holonyms ("hemisphere" is a part of...):
cerebrum (anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans)
