hemisphere

noun [C]

/ˈhem·əˌsfɪər/

Definition

› earth science half of the earth: The equator divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres. › A hemisphere is also half of a ball-shaped object.

(Definition of hemisphere noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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