The word hemisphere literally means "half sphere" or "half ball"; when used in the singular form, it refers to one of the halves of a spherical object. It may be used to mean:

• 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.
  • land hemisphere and a water hemisphere.
• one-half of any spherical object, divided at a great circle.
• cerebral hemispheres, divisions of the cerebrum.
• cerebellum, a smaller part of the brain, is also divided into hemispheres.
• Hemispheres (album), any of four musical albums.
• Hemispheres (magazine), the inflight publication on United Airlines.
• Hemispheres (television program)

Hemispheres

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