hemisphere

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/
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• British, Southern, Standard: /ˈhɛmɪsfɪː/
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• British, Southern, Standard: /ˈhɛmɪsfɪj.ə/
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• Canada, US: hĕm'ĭsfîr
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• Canada, US: /ˈhɛmɪsfɪɹ/
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• Australian: /ˈhemɪsfɪə/
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• New-Zealand: /ˈheməsfiə/
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• Scotland: /ˈhɛmɪsfiɾ/
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• /ˈhɛmɪsfɛː/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
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• CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 M IH0 S F IH2 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Latin hemisphaerium, from Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον (hēmisphaírion), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”). Equivalent to hemi- + sphere. Displaced native Old English healftrendel (literally “half-sphere”).

156 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: hemisfeer — half of the celestial sphere
• Albanian: hemisferë — half of the celestial sphere
• Bulgarian: полусфе́ра (polusféra) — half of the celestial sphere
• Bulgarian: полукълбо́ (polukǎlbó) — half of the celestial sphere
• Finnish: puolipallo — half of the celestial sphere
• Galician: hemisferio — half of the celestial sphere
• Hindi: गोलार्ध (golārdh) — half of the celestial sphere
• Kazakh: жартышар (jartyşar) — half of the celestial sphere
• Latin: hēmisphaerium — half of the celestial sphere
• Māori: tuakoi — half of the celestial sphere
• Polish: półkula — half of the celestial sphere
• Russian: полусфе́ра (polusféra) — half of the celestial sphere
• Russian: полуша́рие (polušárije) — half of the celestial sphere
• Russian: гемисфе́ра (gemisféra) — half of the celestial sphere
• Tagalog: hatimbulog — half of the celestial sphere
• Tagalog: hating-daigdig — half of the celestial sphere
• Afrikaans: hemisfeer — realm or domain of activity
• Finnish: toimintapiiri — realm or domain of activity
• Polish: sfera — realm or domain of activity
• Afrikaans: hemisfeer — half of the Earth
• Albanian: hemisferë — half of the Earth
• Arabic: نِصْف كُرَة (niṣf kura) — half of the Earth
• Armenian: կիսագունդ (kisagund) — half of the Earth
• Asturian: hemisferiu — half of the Earth
• Azerbaijani: yarımkürə — half of the Earth
• Belarusian: паўша́р'е (pawšárʺje) — half of the Earth
• Belarusian: паўку́ля (pawkúlja) — half of the Earth
• Bengali: গোলার্ধ (gōlardho) — half of the Earth
• Bulgarian: полукълбо́ (polukǎlbó) — half of the Earth
• Bulgarian: хемисфе́ра (hemisféra) — half of the Earth
• Burmese: ကမ္ဘာလုံးခြမ်း (kambhalum:hkram:) — half of the Earth
• Catalan: hemisferi — half of the Earth
• Chinese Mandarin: 半球 (bànqiú) — half of the Earth
• Czech: polokoule — half of the Earth
• Danish: halvkugle — half of the Earth
• Dutch: halfrond — half of the Earth
• Dutch: hemisfeer — half of the Earth
• Esperanto: duonsfero — half of the Earth
• Esperanto: hemisfero — half of the Earth
• Esperanto: duonglobo — half of the Earth
• Estonian: poolkera — half of the Earth
• Finnish: pallonpuolisko — half of the Earth
• Finnish: hemisfääri — half of the Earth
• French: hémisphère — half of the Earth
• Galician: hemisferio — half of the Earth
• Georgian: ნახევარსფერო (naxevarspero) — half of the Earth
• Georgian: ჰემისფერო (hemispero) — half of the Earth
• German: Hemisphäre — half of the Earth
• German: Halbkugel — half of the Earth
• Greek: ημισφαίριο (imisfaírio) — half of the Earth
• Gujarati: ગોલાર્ધ (golārdh) — half of the Earth
• Gujarati: ગોળાર્ધ (goḷārdh) — half of the Earth
• Hawaiian: poepoe hapa — half of the Earth
• Hebrew: המיספירה — half of the Earth
• Hebrew: חֲצִי כַּדּוּר (khatsi kadúr) — half of the Earth
• Hindi: गोलार्ध (golārdh) — half of the Earth
• Hungarian: félgömb — half of the Earth
• Hungarian: félteke — half of the Earth
• Icelandic: hálfkúla — half of the Earth
• Icelandic: hvel — half of the Earth
• Ido: misfero — half of the Earth
• Indonesian: belahan bumi — half of the Earth
• Italian: emisfero — half of the Earth
• Japanese: 半球 (hankyū) — half of the Earth
• Kazakh: жартышар (jartyşar) — half of the Earth
• Khmer: អឌ្ឍគោល (ʼatthĕəʼ kool) — half of the Earth
• Korean: 반구 (ban'gu) — half of the Earth
• Kyrgyz: жарым шар (jarım şar) — half of the Earth
• Lao: ຊີກໂລກ (sīk lōk) — half of the Earth
• Latvian: puslode — half of the Earth
• Lithuanian: pusrutulis — half of the Earth
• Macedonian: полутопка (polutopka) — half of the Earth
• Macedonian: хемисфера (hemisfera) — half of the Earth
• Malay: hemisfera — half of the Earth
• Māori: tuakoi — half of the Earth
• Mongolian: тал бөмбөрцөг (tal bömbörcög) — half of the Earth
• Mongolian: бөмбөрцгийн тал (bömbörcgiin tal) — half of the Earth
• Norwegian: halvkule — half of the Earth
• Occitan: emisfèri — half of the Earth
• Old English: healftrendel — half of the Earth
• Pashto: نيمه کره (nímakorá) — half of the Earth
• Pashto: نصف کره (nesfekorá) — half of the Earth
• Persian: نیمکره (nimkore) — half of the Earth
• Polish: półkula — half of the Earth
• Portuguese: hemisfério — half of the Earth
• Romanian: emisferă — half of the Earth
• Russian: полуша́рие (polušárije) — half of the Earth
• Russian: гемисфе́ра (gemisféra) — half of the Earth
• Scottish Gaelic: leth-chruinne — half of the Earth
• Serbo-Croatian: хемисфе́ра — half of the Earth
• Serbo-Croatian: hemisféra — half of the Earth
• Slovak: pologuľa — half of the Earth
• Slovene: polobla — half of the Earth
• Spanish: hemisferio — half of the Earth
• Swedish: halvklot — half of the Earth
• Swedish: hemisfär — half of the Earth
• Tagalog: hating-daigdig — half of the Earth
• Tagalog: hatimbulog — half of the Earth
• Tajik: нимкура (nimkura) — half of the Earth
• Telugu: అర్ధగోళము (ardhagōḷamu) — half of the Earth
• Thai: ซีกโลก (sîik-lôok) — half of the Earth
• Turkish: yarımküre — half of the Earth
• Turkmen: ýarymşar — half of the Earth
• Ukrainian: півку́ля (pivkúlja) — half of the Earth
• Urdu: نیم کرہ (nim kura) — half of the Earth
• Urdu: نصف کره (nisf kura) — half of the Earth
• Uyghur: يېرىم شار (yërim shar) — half of the Earth
• Uzbek: yarim shar — half of the Earth
• Vietnamese: bán cầu — half of the Earth
• Welsh: hemisffer — half of the Earth
• Zazaki: nimkura — half of the Earth
• Afrikaans: hemisfeer — any half-sphere
• Arabic: نِصْف كُرَة (niṣf kura) — any half-sphere
• Armenian: կիսագունդ (kisagund) — any half-sphere
• Asturian: hemisferiu — any half-sphere
• Catalan: hemisferi — any half-sphere
• Chinese Mandarin: 半球 (bànqiú) — any half-sphere
• Czech: polokoule — any half-sphere
• Danish: halvkugle — any half-sphere
• Dutch: hemisfeer — any half-sphere
• Esperanto: duonsfero — any half-sphere
• Esperanto: hemisfero — any half-sphere
• Finnish: puolipallo — any half-sphere
• French: hémisphère — any half-sphere
• Galician: hemisferio — any half-sphere
• German: Halbkugel — any half-sphere
• Greek: ημισφαίριο (imisfaírio) — any half-sphere
• Hindi: गोलार्ध (golārdh) — any half-sphere
• Hungarian: félgömb — any half-sphere
• Ido: misfero — any half-sphere
• Italian: emisfero — any half-sphere
• Japanese: 半球体 (hankyūtai) — any half-sphere
• Japanese: 半球 (hankyū) — any half-sphere
• Macedonian: полутопка (polutopka) — any half-sphere
• Malay: hemisfera — any half-sphere
• Norwegian: halvkule — any half-sphere
• Old English: healftrendel — any half-sphere
• Persian: نیمکره (nimkore) — any half-sphere
• Persian: نیمگوی (nimguy) — any half-sphere
• Polish: półkula — any half-sphere
• Portuguese: hemisfério — any half-sphere
• Romanian: emisferă — any half-sphere
• Russian: полуша́рие (polušárije) — any half-sphere
• Spanish: hemisferio — any half-sphere
• Spanish: semiesfera — any half-sphere
• Swedish: halvklot class \n — any half-sphere
• Swedish: hemisfär — any half-sphere
• Tagalog: hatimbulog — any half-sphere
• Telugu: అర్ధగోళము (ardhagōḷamu) — any half-sphere
• Thai: ซีกโลก (sîik-lôok) — any half-sphere
• Turkish: yarımküre — any half-sphere
• Zazaki: nimkura — any half-sphere
• Zazaki: nimkıst — any half-sphere
• Finnish: pallonpuolisko — cartography: map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere
• Finnish: tähtitaivas — cartography: map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere
• Polish: półkula — cartography: map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere