Hemisphere
noun
Half of a sphere.
A globe is divided into two hemispheres.
Often appears as...
- northern hemisphere
- southern hemisphere
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Academic
noun
Half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
Australia is in the southern hemisphere.
Often appears as...
- southern hemisphere
- northern hemisphere
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Geographic
noun
Each of the halves of the brain.
The functions of the human brain are divided between the two hemispheres.
Often appears as...
- right hemisphere
- left hemisphere
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Formal
Medical
noun
Half of the celestial sphere, above or below the celestial equator.
The whole sky, or celestial hemisphere, is visible from the north pole.
Often appears as...
- celestial hemisphere
- northern celestial hemisphere
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Formal
Astronomic
noun
Half of a sphere.
A globe is divided into two hemispheres.
Often appears as...
- northern hemisphere
- southern hemisphere
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Academic
noun
Half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
Australia is in the southern hemisphere.
Often appears as...
- southern hemisphere
- northern hemisphere
Usage tips
Geographic
noun
Each of the halves of the brain.
The functions of the human brain are divided between the two hemispheres.
Often appears as...
- right hemisphere
- left hemisphere
Usage tips
Formal
Medical
noun
Half of the celestial sphere, above or below the celestial equator.
The whole sky, or celestial hemisphere, is visible from the north pole.
Often appears as...
- celestial hemisphere
- northern celestial hemisphere
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Formal
Astronomic
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Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Imagine cutting a ball in half; each part is similar to a hemisphere.
When you cut a melon in two, you create two hemispheres.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Literal
Sometimes 'hemisphere' describes areas or aspects, not always physical halves.
The chef divided his menu into hemispheres of flavor.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Imagine cutting a ball in half; each part is similar to a hemisphere.
When you cut a melon in two, you create two hemispheres.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Literal
Sometimes 'hemisphere' describes areas or aspects, not always physical halves.
The chef divided his menu into hemispheres of flavor.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Imagine cutting a ball in half; each part is similar to a hemisphere.
When you cut a melon in two, you create two hemispheres.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Literal
Sometimes 'hemisphere' describes areas or aspects, not always physical halves.
The chef divided his menu into hemispheres of flavor.
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the earliest observations of hemispheric specialization was for language some researchers think that while the left hemisphere is dominant in processing words that you see you're here the right hemisphere plays an important role in interpreting their meaning when they're strung together to make
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Exploring Pluto's...
And one of the first that jumped out of me is that heart shaped region that's in the middle of the encounter hemisphere, and in particular on the left hand side of the heart. It's very smooth. And you don't get smooth regions on any worlds unless there's some form of active reprocessing.
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What is dyslexia? -...
and Cher, clearly have every capacity to be brilliant and successful in life. So, here's the special way the brains of those with dyslexia work. The brain is divided into two hemispheres. The left hemisphere is generally in charge of language and, ultimately, reading,
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How playing an...
strengthens those brain functions, allowing us to apply that strength to other activities. The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres of the brain.
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The benefits of a...
But recent advances in brain imaging technology have given neurolinguists a glimpse into how specific aspects of language learning affect the bilingual brain. It's well known that the brain's left hemisphere is more dominant and analytical in logical processes,
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What is déjà vu? What is...
using the same restaurant setting for each. First up is dual processing. We'll need an action. Let's go with a waiter dropping a tray of dishes. As the scene unfolds, your brain's hemispheres process a flurry of the waiter's flailing arms, his cry for help,
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My stroke of insight PIPE...
And right here, right now, we are brothers and sisters on this planet, here to make the world a better place. And in this moment we are perfect, we are whole and we are beautiful. My left hemisphere, our left hemisphere, is a very different place.
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The impact of Simón...
life still speak to the people of this hemisphere to understand that we need to understand the history the life of Bolivar is one of history's most dramatic canvases a colossal narrative full of disaster and
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Can you be awake and...
Brain activity is usually similar across both during sleep. But during asymmetrical sleep, one brain hemisphere can be in deep sleep while the other is in lighter sleep.
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Dangerous memes PIPE Dan...
that conquered the new hemisphere -- the Western hemisphere -- that conquered the rest of the world.
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The Gibberish Game PIPE...
the earliest observations of hemispheric specialization was for language some researchers think that while the left hemisphere is dominant in processing words that you see you're here the right hemisphere plays an important role in interpreting their meaning when they're strung together to make
Video examples
Exploring Pluto's...
And one of the first that jumped out of me is that heart shaped region that's in the middle of the encounter hemisphere, and in particular on the left hand side of the heart. It's very smooth. And you don't get smooth regions on any worlds unless there's some form of active reprocessing.
Video examples
What is dyslexia? -...
and Cher, clearly have every capacity to be brilliant and successful in life. So, here's the special way the brains of those with dyslexia work. The brain is divided into two hemispheres. The left hemisphere is generally in charge of language and, ultimately, reading,
Video examples
How playing an...
strengthens those brain functions, allowing us to apply that strength to other activities. The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres of the brain.
Video examples
The benefits of a...
But recent advances in brain imaging technology have given neurolinguists a glimpse into how specific aspects of language learning affect the bilingual brain. It's well known that the brain's left hemisphere is more dominant and analytical in logical processes,
Video examples
What is déjà vu? What is...
using the same restaurant setting for each. First up is dual processing. We'll need an action. Let's go with a waiter dropping a tray of dishes. As the scene unfolds, your brain's hemispheres process a flurry of the waiter's flailing arms, his cry for help,
Video examples
My stroke of insight PIPE...
And right here, right now, we are brothers and sisters on this planet, here to make the world a better place. And in this moment we are perfect, we are whole and we are beautiful. My left hemisphere, our left hemisphere, is a very different place.
Video examples
The impact of Simón...
life still speak to the people of this hemisphere to understand that we need to understand the history the life of Bolivar is one of history's most dramatic canvases a colossal narrative full of disaster and
Video examples
Can you be awake and...
Brain activity is usually similar across both during sleep. But during asymmetrical sleep, one brain hemisphere can be in deep sleep while the other is in lighter sleep.
Video examples
Dangerous memes PIPE Dan...
that conquered the new hemisphere -- the Western hemisphere -- that conquered the rest of the world.
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Eliot Engel
American Politician
We all would like to see a brighter future for Haiti, and I hope this conference will serve to explore many views. Respect for human rights, freedom, and the rule of law must be established in the poorest nation in our hemisphere.
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Daniel H. Pink
American Author
What's important now are the characteristics of the brain's right hemisphere: artistry, empathy, inventiveness, big-picture thinking. These skills have become first among equals in a whole range of business fields.
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Ernest Istook
American Politician
America has global trade with plenty of nations that provide inexpensive labor, but it's better for us when they're in our own hemisphere, rather than sending that business halfway around the world.
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Warren Christopher
American Statesman
The stakes are very high for us in Haiti. We have many important interests there. Perhaps the most important to me is our interest in the promotion of democracy in this hemisphere.
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Baldwin Spencer
Statesman
It is time for the world, the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of civil society and relevant laws are embedded in the mechanisms of governance.
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George Eliot
British Author
Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems moving in funeral procession with strange ancestral images and trophies gathered from afar.
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Ben Rhodes
American Public Servant
Our Cuba policy was a major obstacle to getting things done in the hemisphere and a source of tension around the world.
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Helen Fisher
American Scientist
Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere; some say the poorest in the world.
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Bob Menendez
American Politician
Fidel's oppressive legacy will haunt the Cuban regime and our hemisphere forever.
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Stuart Broad
English Athlete
My life changed forever the first time I went to the southern hemisphere.
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Eliot Engel
American Politician
We all would like to see a brighter future for Haiti, and I hope this conference will serve to explore many views. Respect for human rights, freedom, and the rule of law must be established in the poorest nation in our hemisphere.
Quote examples
Daniel H. Pink
American Author
What's important now are the characteristics of the brain's right hemisphere: artistry, empathy, inventiveness, big-picture thinking. These skills have become first among equals in a whole range of business fields.
Quote examples
Ernest Istook
American Politician
America has global trade with plenty of nations that provide inexpensive labor, but it's better for us when they're in our own hemisphere, rather than sending that business halfway around the world.
Quote examples
Warren Christopher
American Statesman
The stakes are very high for us in Haiti. We have many important interests there. Perhaps the most important to me is our interest in the promotion of democracy in this hemisphere.
Quote examples
Baldwin Spencer
Statesman
It is time for the world, the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of civil society and relevant laws are embedded in the mechanisms of governance.
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George Eliot
British Author
Rome - the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems moving in funeral procession with strange ancestral images and trophies gathered from afar.
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Ben Rhodes
American Public Servant
Our Cuba policy was a major obstacle to getting things done in the hemisphere and a source of tension around the world.
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Helen Fisher
American Scientist
Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere; some say the poorest in the world.
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Bob Menendez
American Politician
Fidel's oppressive legacy will haunt the Cuban regime and our hemisphere forever.
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Stuart Broad
English Athlete
My life changed forever the first time I went to the southern hemisphere.
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