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Hemisferyo

English

hemispherenoun

Alternative meanings

Either of the two halves of the Earth, the brain, or a sphere; commonly used for Northern, Southern, Eastern, or Western Hemisphere.

Pronunciation

he-mis-fer-yo

Root and affixes

hemisferyo

Variants or conjugations

katunga sa kalibutan, hemisferyo

Related words and expressions

kalibutan, amihanan, habagatan

Meaning and usage notes

Hemisferyo is a borrowed form. To explain it simply, katunga sa kalibutan means half of the world.

earthgeographyscience
Example 1

Ang Pilipinas naa sa amihanang hemisferyo.

The Philippines is in the Northern Hemisphere.

Example 2

Nagtuon sila sa duha ka hemisferyo sa utok.

They studied the two hemispheres of the brain.

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