transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhe-mə-ˌsfir ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English hemispere, from Latin hemisphaerium, from Greek hēmisphairion, from hēmi- + sphairion, diminutive of sphaira sphere
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : a half of the celestial sphere as divided into two halves by the horizon, the celestial equator, or the ecliptic
b. : half of a spherical or roughly spherical body (as a planet) ; specifically : the northern or southern half of the earth as divided by the equator or the eastern or western half as divided by a meridian
c. : the inhabitants of a terrestrial hemisphere
2. : realm , province
3. : one of two half spheres formed by a plane through the sphere's center
4. : a map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere
5. : cerebral hemisphere
• hemi·spher·ic ˌhe-mə-ˈsfir-ik, -ˈsfer- or hemi·spher·i·cal -ˈsfir-i-kəl, -ˈsfer- adjective