hemisphere — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

arctic, new, northern, occasional, other, over, right, southern

HEMISPHERE + NOUN

autumn, brain, it's, less, radiation, temperatures, ultraviolet, winter

PREP.

across, from, from, in, in

ADV.

also, mainly

Definitions

noun

1

Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .

2

A realm or domain of activity .

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

3

Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. .

Bangkok typically sees temperatures between 73 and 91 degrees Fahrenheit (23 to 33 degrees Celsius) during January, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand – one reason why it’s a paradise for many tourists looking to escape winter in the northern hemisphere.

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 .

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Example Bank

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01

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

Wiktionary

02

Bangkok typically sees temperatures between 73 and 91 degrees Fahrenheit (23 to 33 degrees Celsius) during January, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand – one reason why it’s a paradise for

Wiktionary

03

Those animals can be seen in the northern hemisphere.

Tatoeba · #44693

04

The United States is in the Northern Hemisphere.

Tatoeba · #241331

05

What is shown in the above experiment is that the right hemisphere of the brain is not used at all.

Tatoeba · #268282

06

Japan is located in the Northern Hemisphere.

Tatoeba · #281608

Usage Notes

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