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Webster 1913 Edition

Hemisphere

Hem′i-sphere

,
Noun.
[L.
hemisphaerium
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] half = [GREEK] sphere: cf. F.
hémisphère
. See
Hemi-
, and
Sphere
.]
1.
A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center.
2.
Half of the terrestrial globe, or a projection of the same in a map or picture.
3.
The people who inhabit a hemisphere.
He died . . . mourned by a
hemisphere
.
J. P. Peters.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hemisphere

HEM'ISPHERE

,
Noun.
[Gr.] A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center. In astronomy, one half the mundane sphere. The equator divides the sphere into two equal parts. That on the north is called the northern hemisphere; the other, the southern. So the horizon divides the sphere into the upper and lower hemispheres. Hemisphere is also used for a map or projection of half the terrestrial or celestial sphere, and is then often called planisphere.
1.
A map or projection of half the terrestrial globe.

Definition 2024

hémisphère

hémisphère

See also: hemisphere

French

Alternative forms

Noun

hémisphère m ‎(plural hémisphères)

  1. hemisphere

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