hemisphere : Idioms & Phrases
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cerebellar hemisphere
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noun either of two lateral lobes of the cerebellum
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cerebral hemisphere
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noun either half of the cerebrum
hemisphere; cerebral hemisphere.
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Cerebral hemispheres
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noun either half of the cerebrum
hemisphere; cerebral hemisphere.
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(Anat.) SeeBrain .
Webster 1913
eastern hemisphere
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noun the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
orient.
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left hemisphere
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noun the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
left brain.
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Magdeburg centuries , Magdeburg hemispheres
- . See under
Century , andHemisphere .
Webster 1913
Magdeburg hemispheres
(Physics) , two hemispherical cups forming, when placed together, a cavity from which the air can be withdrawn by an air pump; used to illustrate the pressure of the air. So called because invented by Otto von Guericke at Magdeburg.
Webster 1913
northern hemisphere
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noun the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator
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right hemisphere
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noun the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body
right brain.
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southern hemisphere
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noun the hemisphere to the south of the equator
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western hemisphere
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noun the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
occident; New World.