hemisphere
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈhɛmɪsfɪə//
- Royaume-Uni//ˈhɛmɪsfɪː//
- Royaume-Uni//ˈhɛmɪsfɪj.ə//
- Canada//ˈhɛmɪsfɪɹ//
- Australie//ˈhemɪsfɪə//
Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
nom
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Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
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figuréA realm or domain of activity .
Love is the Columbus of our moral world, and opens, at some period or other, a new hemisphere to our view.
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Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. .
Bangkok typically sees temperatures between 73 and 91 degrees Fahrenheit (23 to 33 degrees Celsius) during January, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand – one reason why it’s a paradise for many tourists looking to escape winter in the northern hemisphere.
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Any half-sphere, formed by a plane intersecting the center of a sphere. .
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A map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere .
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Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. .
Étymologie
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”).
Formes
- pluriel
- hemispheres
hemisphere · Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
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