hemisferio
See also: hemisfério
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin hēmisphaerium, from Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον (hēmisphaírion), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /emisˈfeɾjo/ [e.misˈfe.ɾjo]
- Rhymes: -eɾjo
- Syllabification: he‧mis‧fe‧rio
Noun
hemisferio m (plural hemisferios)
- hemisphere (half of the celestial sphere)
- hemisphere (half of the Earth)
- hemisphere (half of any sphere)
Derived terms
- hemisférico
- hemisferio cerebral
- hemisferio norte
- hemisferio occidental
- hemisferio oriental
- hemisferio sur
Related terms
Further reading
- “hemisferio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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