hemisphere

n. half of a sphere, half of a globe

Hemisphere may refer to:Half of a sphereAs half of the Earth:Any half of the Earth or other planetary or stellar bodyNew WorldOld WorldWestern HemisphereEastern Hemisphere Northern HemisphereSouthern HemisphereLand hemisphere Water hemisphereAs half of the brain:Cerebral hemisphere, a division of the cerebrumHalf of the cerebellum, a smaller part of the brain
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Noun
1. half of the terrestrial globe
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(hyponym) eastern hemisphere, orient
(part-holonym) Earth, world, globe
2. half of a sphere
(hypernym) subfigure
3. either half of the cerebrum
(synonym) cerebral hemisphere
(hypernym) neural structure
(hyponym) left hemisphere, left brain
(part-holonym) cerebrum

n. hemisphere, half of a sphere

(n.)
The people who inhabit a hemisphere.
  

(n.)
Half of the terrestrial globe, or a projection of the same in a map or picture.
  

(n.)
A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center.