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, hemisphere

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1. • Earth
   • Geographical Area
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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. Liz Bentley:

   That jet stream has become wavy, and it's got stuck in what we call an Omega block, because it's got the shape of the Greek letter Omega, and when it gets in that, it doesn't move anywhere, it blocks it, so the high pressure that's been building just gets stuck for days or weeks on end, and these Omegas appear in different parts of the northern hemisphere.

2. Irvin Feld:

   We have the largest and only sustainable herd of Asian elephants in the Western Hemisphere.

3. John Negroponte:

   I think if they had to do it over again, they might have considered postponing it. But now, I think they're just going to go ahead with it, make the best of it, this is an opportunity to put the spotlight on issues that are important to us in Western Hemisphere, and I'm sure the administration will have some success in doing Western Hemisphere and I'm sure there will be useful meetings, useful conversations on a whole host of issues.

4. Chad Wolf:

   This administration talks a lot about asylees and needing to protect individuals that are being persecuted, and I think of all the countries we see, at least in this hemisphere, except for maybe Venezuela, Cuba is probably the most oppressive government we have, so the question is why are they not allowing folks from Cuba to resettle in the U.S. like they are folks from Guatemala when the asylum claim from Cuba is likely greater.

5. Jeb Bush:

   And, given Florida's footprint in the Western Hemisphere.