hemisphere
English Thesaurus
1. either half of the cerebrum (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | neural structure, |
| definition | : | a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | left brain, left hemisphere, |
| definition | : | the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | right brain, right hemisphere, |
| definition | : | the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | cerebrum, |
| definition | : | anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans (noun.body) |
2. half of the terrestrial globe (noun.location)
| hyponym | : | eastern hemisphere, orient, |
| definition | : | the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | northern hemisphere, |
| definition | : | the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | southern hemisphere, |
| definition | : | the hemisphere to the south of the equator (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | earth, globe, world, |
| definition | : | the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on (noun.object) |
3. half of a sphere (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | subfigure, |
| definition | : | a figure that is a part of another figure (noun.shape) |
4. either half of the cerebrum (noun.body)
| derivation | : | hemispherical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or being a hemisphere (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | hemispheric, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the cerebral hemispheres (adj.pert) |
5. half of the terrestrial globe (noun.location)
6. either half of the cerebrum (noun.body)
| derivation | : | hemispherical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or being a hemisphere (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | hemispheric, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the cerebral hemispheres (adj.pert) |
7. half of the terrestrial globe (noun.location)
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