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)

1. hemisphere (half of the celestial sphere)
2. hemisphere (half of the Earth)
3. hemisphere (half of any sphere)

Derived terms

• hemisférico
• hemisferio cerebral
• hemisferio norte
• hemisferio occidental
• hemisferio oriental
• hemisferio sur

 

Related terms

• esfera

 

Further reading

• “hemisferio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014