hemispheric
Relating to halves
Hemispheric relates to a hemisphere—half of a sphere, especially half of the Earth or half of the brain.
Hemispheric weather patterns affect climate across continents.
The word appears in discussions of geography, neuroscience, and international relations: hemispheric cooperation among North and South American nations.
The variant hemispherical tends toward the geometric sense of dome-shaped.
Midpoint circle of rotation
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- continentLarge connected landmass
- northernToward the top
- southernToward the sunbelt
eastern · western · tropic · arctic · meridian · globe · earth · cartography
Localization to one side
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- lobesRounded projecting parts
- cerebralRelating to intellect
- neurologyMedical science of nerves
cognitive · plasticity · neuroplasticity · dominance · specialization · gyrus · sulcus · cerebellum
Rounded vault forming roof
- cupolaSmall rooftop dome
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- convexCurved outward externally
bowl · planetarium · rotunda · arc · semicircular · geodesic · parabolic · bulge
Grew or advanced
- developingBecoming more advanced
- WesternOf Euro-American civilization
- blocAllied group sharing interests
- allianceFormal union of parties
geopolitics · relations · cooperation · divide · inequality · trade · diplomacy
Seasonal tropical wind pattern
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- circulationMovement through a system
- seasonsYear's four divisions
temperature · precipitation · cyclone · typhoon · hurricane · intertropical · convergence
equator
Midpoint circle of rotation
southern · eastern · western · tropic · arctic · meridian · globe · earth · cartography · map
lateralization
Localization to one side
neurology · cognitive · plasticity · neuroplasticity · dominance · specialization · gyrus · sulcus · cerebellum · thalamus
dome
Rounded vault forming roof
convex · bowl · planetarium · rotunda · arc · semicircular · geodesic · parabolic · bulge · cap
developed
Grew or advanced
- developingBecoming more advanced
- WesternOf Euro-American civilization
- blocAllied group sharing interests
alliance · geopolitics · relations · cooperation · divide · inequality · trade · diplomacy
monsoon
Seasonal tropical wind pattern
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- circulationMovement through a system
seasons · temperature · precipitation · cyclone · typhoon · hurricane · intertropical · convergence
- globalworldwide, global, international, universal, planetary
- geographic scopelocal, regional, national, global, international
- brain lateralitylaterality, handedness, brain lateralization, left-handedness, right-handedness
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- scalesweight, measure, balance, balance scale, digital scale
- jurisdictionscounty, city, province, state, counties
- Northern HemisphereRegion above the equator
- Southern HemisphereEarth beneath the equator
- right hemisphereBrain's creative, spatial half
- Western HemisphereEarth's American half
- left hemisphereBrain's logical half
- Eastern HemisphereEarth's longitudinal half containing continents oldest-known