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hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe |
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geographical area,
geographical region,
geographic area,
geographic region a demarcated area of the Earth
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earth,
globe,
world the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); "it was hell on earth"
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eastern hemisphere,
orient the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
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new world,
occident,
western hemisphere the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
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hemisphere - either half of the cerebrum |
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neural structure a structure that is part of the nervous system
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cerebrum anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
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left brain,
left hemisphere the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
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right brain,
right hemisphere the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body
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hemisphere - half of a sphere |
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subfigure a figure that is a part of another figure
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