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hemisphere

[hem-i-sfeer] / ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər /
NOUN
half
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“It was driven by the largest size hemisphere I could get in acrylic to make the visor,” Shearn, based in Colorado, said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

With winter in the northern hemisphere officially ending on Friday -- the first day of astronomical spring -- the soaring temperatures were wreaking havoc on wildlife in the West.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

During this time, temperatures across the northern hemisphere dropped sharply.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Poorer countries devote a bigger part of their incomes to essentials like food and transport than the Western hemisphere.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

The two-spheres theory as generally propounded makes antipodes impossible, as it confines all dry land within one hemisphere.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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