hemisphere

US /ˈhɛmɪˌsfɪr/

UK /ˈhemɪsfɪə(r)/

B2

noun

  • One half of a rounded, ball-like object
  • One of the two masses forming the brain
  • One half of a sphere.
  • One half of the earth, especially divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.