hemisfer

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch hemisfeer, from Latin hemisphaerium, from Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον (hēmisphaírion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heˈmi.sfɛr/
• Rhymes: -sfɛr, -fɛr, -ɛr, -r
• Hyphenation: hé‧mi‧sfèr

Noun

hémisfèr (plural hemisfer-hemisfer)

1. hemisphere:
   1. (geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc.
   2. (anatomy) Either of the two halves of the cerebrum.

Alternative forms

• hémisféra (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “hemisfer” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.