| hemisphere definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | half of the earth | 72 sets |
| 2 | half of a sphere | 59 sets |
| 3 | half a sphere | 19 sets |
| 4 | half of the globe | 13 sets |
| 5 | one half of the earth | 12 sets |
| 6 | half of the world or globe | 11 sets |
| 7 | each half of the globe | 9 sets |
| 8 | half of any spherical structure; lateral half of the cerebrum or of the cerebellum | 9 sets |
| 9 | a half of the earth | 8 sets |
| 10 | one of the halves of the earth | 8 sets |
| 11 | half of a sphere or globe | 7 sets |
| 12 | half of earth | 7 sets |
| 13 | one half of the sphere that makes up earth's surface | 6 sets |
| 14 | one half of the globe | 6 sets |
| 15 | n. half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere | 6 sets |
| 16 | (n) half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere, esp. one of the halves into which the earth is divided. | 6 sets |
| 17 | half of the earth usually referred to as eastern or western; northern or southern | 6 sets |
| 18 | half of the terrestrial globe | 5 sets |
| 19 | a half of a sphere | 5 sets |
| 20 | half of the earth. | 5 sets |
| 21 | one half of earth | 5 sets |
| 22 | half of a globe | 4 sets |
| 23 | half of any spherical structure | 4 sets |
| 24 | one half of the earth, especially a half north or south of the equator or west or east of the prime meridian. | 4 sets |
| 25 | half | 4 sets |
| 26 | a half of earth. | 3 sets |
| 27 | one half of the earth. | 3 sets |
| 28 | half a globe | 3 sets |
| 29 | is one half of a globe. the northern hemisphere on is divided from the southern hemisphere by the equator. | 3 sets |
| 30 | half of a sphere. | 3 sets |
| 31 | half of the world | 3 sets |
| 32 | half of a great circle | 3 sets |
| 33 | half of the earth's surface. there are four hemispheres, northern and southern (divided by the equator) and the eastern and western (divided by the prime meridian and 180 degrees longitude). | 3 sets |
| 34 | half of the earth, be it the northern, souther, eastern, or western half | 3 sets |
| 35 | either half of the brain | 3 sets |
| 36 | any of the halves of the earth | 3 sets |
| 37 | half of a sphere or globe. | 3 sets |
| 38 | one-half of the two halves of the brain, controls the opposite side of the body | 3 sets |
| 39 | an equal half of the globe | 2 sets |
| 40 | half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere | 2 sets |