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hemisferio
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Semisphere, part of a sphere that corresponds to half of its surface or volume from a straight cut along a diameter. It applies especially to half of a planet divided by its equator or one of its meridians, and also to other spheroid bodies such as the brain to identify its left and right halves. It originates from the Greek 951; 956; 953; 963; 966; 945; 953; 961; 953; 959; 957; (hemisphaírion), made up of 951; 956; 953;- (heemi- "half") 963; 966; 945; 953; 961; 945; (sphaira "sphere") .

  




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

In geography it is the name given to the exact half of the globe, either divided by the equator or one of the meridians. The word etymologically means half a sphere.

  



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