Hemisphere - Definition and Overview

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The term hemisphere is used in three different meanings:

one-half of the Earth (or other planetary or stellar body; see also New World and Old World)
- Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.
- Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
- A land hemisphere and a water hemisphere.
one-half of any spherical object, divided at a great circle.
one of the two principal parts of the brain, each roughly hemispherical: the left or right cerebral hemispheres

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