Is Hemisphere a Real Word?

(often initial capital letter) half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere, especially one of the halves into which the earth is divided. Compare Eastern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere. the area within which something occurs or dominates; sphere; realm. ...

Is there another word for hemisphere?

In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hemisphere, like: half of the globe, celestial-sphere, region, eastern-hemisphere, northern-hemisphere, southern-hemisphere, cerebral-hemisphere, earth, western-hemisphere, Scrub-Flycatcher and Bentbill.

What does hemisphere mean?

Any circle drawn around the Earth divides it into two equal halves called hemispheres. There are generally considered to be four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western. The Equator, or line of 0 degrees latitude, divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.