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Noun: hemisphere  'he-mu,sfeer
  1. Half of the terrestrial globe
     
  2. Half of a sphere
     
  3. Either half of the cerebrum
    - cerebral hemisphere

Derived forms: hemispheres

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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hemipode
Hemiprocnidae
Hemiptera
hemipteran
hemipteron
Hemipteronatus
Hemipteronatus novacula
hemipterous
hemipterous insect
Hemiramphidae
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hemispheric
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hemitin
Hemitripterus
Hemitripterus americanus
hemizygos vein
hemizygous
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