hemispheric

hemispheric
hemisphere ► NOUN 1) a half of a sphere. 2) a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles. 3) (also cerebral hemisphere) each of the two parts of the cerebrum (left and right) in the brain of a vertebrate.
DERIVATIVES hemispheric adjective hemispherical adjective.

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  • Hemispheric — Hem i*spher ic, Hemispherical Hem i*spher ic*al, a. [Cf. F. h[ e]misph[ e]rique.] Containing, or pertaining to, a hemisphere; as, a hemispheric figure or form; a hemispherical body. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hemispheric — 1580s, from HEMISPHERE (Cf. hemisphere) + IC (Cf. ic) …   Etymology dictionary

  • hemispheric — hemi·spher·ic sfi(ə)r ik, sfer adj of, relating to, or affecting a hemisphere (as a cerebral hemisphere) <hemispheric lesions> <hemispheric localization of function> …   Medical dictionary

  • hemispheric — adjective see hemisphere …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hemispheric — /hem i sfer ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a hemisphere. 2. hemispherical (def. 1). [1575 85; HEMISPHERE + IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • hemispheric — adjective Of or pertaining to operating throughout a hemisphere …   Wiktionary

  • hemispheric — adj. pertaining or belonging to a hemisphere (half of a sphere, half of a globe) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hemispheric — a.; (also hemispherical) Half round, half spherical …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • hemispheric — hem·i·spher·ic …   English syllables

  • hemispheric — adjective of or relating to the cerebral hemispheres • Pertains to noun: ↑hemisphere • Derivationally related forms: ↑hemisphere …   Useful english dictionary

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