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Pronunciation
(RP): IPA|/�h�mɪsfɪ�/, SAMPA|/"hEmIsfI@/
(US): AHD|h�'mĭsfîr, IPA|/�h�mɪsfɪ�r/, SAMPA|/"hEmIsfI@`/

Etymology
From L. hemisphærium < AGr. polytonic|ἡμι��αί�ιον (h�misphairion) < polytonic|ἡμι- (h�mi-) "half" and polytonic|��α��α (sphaira) "sphere"

Noun
en-noun

1. geometry A half-sphere, formed by a plane intersecting the center of a sphere.
2. <!--NHalfPlanet-->geography Half of the Earth, the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere.
3. <!--NHalfBrain-->anatomy Either of the two halves of the cerebrum.

Synonyms
(anatomy: either of the two lobes of the cerebellum): cerebral hemisphere

Translations
trans-top|half-sphere
Chinese: ���, ��� (bànyuán t�)
Dutch: hemisfeer m
Esperanto: duonsfero, hemisfero
Finnish: puolipallo
French: hémisphère m
German: Halbkugel f
Italian: emisfero
Japanese: ��� (�������, hankyūtai), �� (�����, hankyū)
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Portuguese: hemisfério m
Russian: пол��а�ие (polušárije) n
Spanish: hemisferio m
Swedish: halvklot c, hemisfär c
Telugu: �ర�థ��ళ�
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trans-top|half of the Earth
Dutch: halfrond n, hemisfeer m
Esperanto: duonsfero, hemisfero
Finnish: pallonpuolisko
German: Hemisphäre f, Halbkugel f (rare, e.g., in Erdhalbkugel "half the Earth")
Italian: emisfero
Japanese: �� (�����, hankyū)
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Portuguese: hemisfério m
Russian: пол��а�ие (polušárije) n
Swedish: halvklot c, hemisfär c
Telugu: �ర�థ��ళ�
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trans-top|lobe of cerebellum
Finnish: aivopuolisko
Hebrew: ��נ�|��ּנָ� (unah) f
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Russian: пол��а�ие (polušárije) n
Swedish: hjärnhalva c
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