hemisferio

From Latin hēmisphaerium, from Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον (hēmisphaírion), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”).

• IPA^(key): /emisˈfeɾjo/ [e.misˈfe.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -eɾjo
• Syllabification: he‧mis‧fe‧rio

hemisferio m (plural hemisferios)

1. hemisphere (half of the celestial sphere)
2. hemisphere (half of the Earth)
3. hemisphere (half of any sphere)

• “hemisferio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024