Synonyms for hemisphere
ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪərhemi·spher·e

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.5 / 16 votes

1. hemispherenoun

   Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. .

   Synonyms:
   cerebral hemisphere

2. hemispherenoun

   Synonyms:
   half sphere, half-sphere, celestial hemisphere, terrestrial hemisphere

3. hemispherenoun

   Synonyms:
   sphere

4. hemispherenoun

   Synonyms:
   planisphere

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 9 votes

1. hemispherenoun

   half of the terrestrial globe

   Synonyms:
   cerebral hemisphere

2. hemispherenoun

   half of a sphere

   Synonyms:
   cerebral hemisphere

3. hemisphere, cerebral hemispherenoun

   either half of the cerebrum

   Synonyms:
   cerebral hemisphere

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1. • Earth
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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hemispherenoun

   Synonyms:
   half-globe, half-sphere

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "hemisphere":

   hemispheric

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1. Vice President Joe Biden:

   The message that is coming out of the United States as a consequence of the presidential campaign about American attitudes, about Mexicans and Mexico generally, but the entire hemisphere and our place in the world, is disturbing.

2. Gabriel Tobie:

   The infrared shows us that the surface of the south pole is young, which is not a surprise because we knew about the jets that blast icy material there, now, thanks to these infrared eyes, you can go back in time and say that one large region in the northern hemisphere appears also young and was probably active not that long ago, in geologic timelines.

3. Ken Findlay:

   What we found here is reflective of the abilities of these animals to bounce back from very severe whaling pressure in the last century. Over 200,000 humpback whales were taken from the Southern hemisphere last year, it absolutely amazed me that 30 to 40 years later, we've seen these populations rebounding as they are. That gives me hope. It tells me something about the state of the ocean.

4. Joseph Wu:

   It's about Chinese authoritarianism trying to expand its own influence... Far beyond its borders, even into the Western hemisphere, they want to exercise their authoritarian rule and impose the authoritarian international order.

5. Nick Clegg:

   If the West doesn't engage with this question quickly and emphatically, it may be that it isn't ours to answer. The common rules created in our hemisphere can become the example the rest of the world follows.