Hemisphere: alternatives and connections

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Hemisphere

A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center.

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Occident 76% connected

The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west; -- opposed to orient. Specifi…

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Orient 76% connected

Rising, as the sun.

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Hemispherical 74% connected

Containing, or pertaining to, a hemisphere; as, a hemispheric figure or form; a hemispherical body.

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Hemispherical 74% connected

Containing, or pertaining to, a hemisphere; as, a hemispheric figure or form; a hemispherical body.

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Cerebrum 70% connected

The anterior, and in man the larger, division of the brain; the seat of the reasoning faculties and the will. See Brain.

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