English noun: hemisphere |
1. | hemisphere (location) half of the terrestrial globe |
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| Broader (hypernym) | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | eastern hemisphere, New World, occident, orient, western hemisphere |
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| Instance hyponym | northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere |
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| Part meronym | Earth, globe, world |
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2. | hemisphere (shape) half of a sphere |
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| Broader (hypernym) | subfigure |
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3. | hemisphere (body) either half of the cerebrum |
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| Synonyms | cerebral hemisphere |
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| Broader (hypernym) | neural structure |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | left brain, left hemisphere, right brain, right hemisphere |
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| Part meronym | cerebrum |
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