hemisphere

1. Half of the terrestrial globe (synset 108600622)
   is a type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
   subtypes:

   • eastern hemisphere, orient - the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
   • new world, occident, western hemisphere - the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
   specific instances:

   • northern hemisphere - the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator
   • southern hemisphere - the hemisphere to the south of the equator
   is a part of: earth, globe, world - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
2. Half of a sphere (synset 113921802)
   is a type of: subfigure - a figure that is a part of another figure
3. Either half of the cerebrum (synset 105484567)
   is a type of: neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system
   subtypes:

   • left brain, left hemisphere - the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
   • right brain, right hemisphere - the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body
   is a part of: cerebrum - anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
   same as: cerebral hemisphere

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