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Meaning of Hemisphere | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhɛmɪsfɪə

Definitions

  1. Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
  2. A realm or domain of activity .
    figuratively
  3. Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. .
  4. Any half-sphere, formed by a plane intersecting the center of a sphere. .
  5. A map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere .
  6. Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. .

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca yarımkürə
Български полукълбо
Català hemisferi
Čeština hemisféra polokoule
Cymraeg hemisffer
Dansk halvkugle
Ελληνικά ημισφαίριο
Esperanto duonglobo duonsfero
Eesti poolkera
فارسی نیمکره
Français hémisphère
Gàidhlig leth-chruinne
ગુજરાતી ગોળાર્ધ
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi poepoe hapa
हिन्दी गोलार्ध
Հայերեն կիսագունդ
Íslenska hvel
Italiano emisfero
日本語 半球 半球体
ქართული ნახევარსფერო
ខ្មែរ អឌ្ឍគោល
한국어 반구
Latina hemisphaerium
Lietuvių pusrutulis
Bahasa Melayu hemisfera
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကမ္ဘာလုံးခြမ်း
Nederlands halfrond hemisfeer
Polski półkula
Português hemisfério
Română emisferă
Slovenčina pologuľa
Српски polutka полутка
తెలుగు అర్ధగోళము
ไทย ซีกโลก
Türkçe yarımküre
Українська півкуля
Tiếng Việt bán cầu

Examples

“Love is the Columbus of our moral world, and opens, at some period or other, a new hemisphere to our view.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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