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HEMISPHERE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either half of the cerebrum
Synonyms:
cerebral hemisphere; hemisphere
Classified under:
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)
Derivation:
hemispheric (of or relating to the cerebral hemispheres)
hemispherical (of or relating to or being a hemisphere)
Sense 2
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)
Part meronym:
earth; globe; world (the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hemisphere"):
eastern hemisphere; orient (the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia)
New World; occident; western hemisphere (the hemisphere that includes North America and South America)
Instance hyponyms:
northern hemisphere (the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator)
southern hemisphere (the hemisphere to the south of the equator)
Derivation:
hemispherical (of or relating to or being a hemisphere)
Sense 3
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)
Derivation:
hemispherical (of or relating to or being a hemisphere)
Context examples:
A neuroblastoma arising from the cerebral hemispheres.
(Cerebral Neuroblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)
This condition is associated with lesions of the dominant hemisphere involving the language areas, in particular the TEMPORAL LOBE.
(Anomia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor arising from the cerebral hemispheres.
(Cerebral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Any of the external or internal veins that drain the cerebral hemispheres.
(Cerebral Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
A meningioma that affects the cerebral hemispheres.
(Cerebral Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)
Further, the new findings show how ocean currents were largely responsible for redistributing the heat between the Northern and Southern hemispheres in a process called the bipolar seesaw.
(Antarctic ice core reveals how sudden climate changes in North Atlantic moved south, NSF)
The new study reports the first glimpses of a northern polar vortex forming high in the atmosphere, as Saturn's northern hemisphere approached summertime.
(Saturn's Famous Hexagon May Tower Above the Clouds, NASA)
A subependymal hemorrhage that involves the cerebral hemispheres and ventricles and occurs in the perinatal period.
(Perinatal Subependymal Hemorrhage with Intraventricular and Intracerebral Extension, NCI Thesaurus)
The right hemisphere controls the muscles on the left side of the body, and the left hemisphere controls the muscles on the right side of the body.
(Cerebral hemisphere, NCI Dictionary)
This view looks toward the anti-Saturn hemisphere of Rhea.
(Regarding Rhea, NASA)
