Meaning
hemisphere
- half of the terrestrial globe (e.g. northern or southern hemisphere)
- half of a symmetrical organ, especially the brain (cerebral hemisphere)
In a sentence
Le stagioni sono invertite nell'emisfero australe rispetto al nostro.
Seasons are reversed in the southern hemisphere compared to ours.
L'emisfero sinistro del cervello controlla molte funzioni logiche e linguistiche.
The left hemisphere of the brain controls many logical and linguistic functions.
Molte specie di uccelli migrano da un emisfero all'altro ogni anno.
Many bird species migrate from one hemisphere to the other every year.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| emisfero | masculine · singular |
| emisferi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Masculine noun starting with a vowel: takes 'l'' in the singular ('l'emisfero').
- Capitalized when referring specifically to geographical divisions ('Emisfero Boreale').