单词 | hemispherical |
释义 | hemispherehem‧i‧sphere /ˈheməsfɪə $ -fɪr/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINhemisphere ExamplesOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin hemisphaerium, from Greek, from hemi- ‘half’ + sphairion ‘small sphere’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS word sets
WORD SETS► Biology Collocationsaerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► cerebral 1a half of the Earth, especially one of the halves above and below the equator: the Northern hemisphere2one of the two halves of your brain3half of a sphere (=an object which is round like a ball)—hemispherical /ˌhemɪˈsferɪkəl/ adjective· These neutrons are setting off alarms all round your cerebral hemispheres.· But no-the two cerebral hemispheres are actually quite asymmetric in various ways. ► left· Disconnection studies in split-brain patients supported this conclusion, showing that the left hemisphere is sufficient for language.· In split-brain patients it has been shown that the left hemisphere retains language function, the right does not.· Not only is the left hemisphere normally necessary for language, it is also sufficient.· This suggests that verbal ability is dominant in the left hemisphere and spatial ability is dominant in the right hemisphere.· The left hemisphere is responsible for the construction of spoken language, but the right contributes to its intended meaning.· The left hemisphere is not well equipped to deal with empty spaces.· Or since these desirable states can be put into words, do they belong only to the left hemisphere?. ► northern· Atmospheric carbon dioxide in the northern hemisphere is increasing measurably.· All of the eruptions except Krakatoa happened in the northern hemisphere, and together they show a clear pattern of behaviour.· The timing of events in the systems described below is applicable to the calender of the northern hemisphere.· Brown and McCormick's skuas and Wilson's petrels fly as far as temperate latitudes of the northern hemisphere.· Levels in the northern hemisphere were 9 percent below normal in December 1992 and 11-12 percent below normal in April.· Winds in the northern hemisphere circulate anti-clockwise around low pressure.· This pattern is repeated in the route of the sun's progress in the northern hemisphere today. ► right· This suggests that verbal ability is dominant in the left hemisphere and spatial ability is dominant in the right hemisphere.· The dot location task, which involves predominantly the right hemisphere, was expected to remain unaffected.· The right hemisphere of his brain could not articulate what it registered.· The right hemisphere is largely non-verbal, though right-sided speech centres are better developed in women than in men.· He believes perinatal trauma to be a likely contributing factor, because this in theory could produce damage to the right hemisphere.· One perplexing feature of this conclusion is that since the late nineteenth century far fewer children with right hemisphere lesions are aphasic.· It is difficult to reconcile such findings with Ornstein's claim that intuitive non-logical thinking is a function of the right hemisphere.· Damage to the corresponding part of the right hemisphere had no effect on speech. ► southern· In the southern hemisphere, however, few cemeteries can match La Recoleta in Buenos Aires.· There are eighteen species of penguin worldwide, all confined to the southern hemisphere.· Alerce is one of the longest lived trees in the southern hemisphere with some specimens believed to be over 4000 years old.· Had early explorers come from the southern hemisphere, would our maps appear upside down?· Other diving birds, including ocean-going penguin species in the southern hemisphere, can also sit out storms.· Once into the southern hemisphere the lines of latitude would become shorter and finally vanish at the south pole.· In the southern hemisphere shadows travel anti-clockwise, at least as we see it. ► western· This requirement to keep nuclear weapons out of the southern part of the western hemisphere is reinforced by Protocol 11 of the treaty.· Both measures limited the employment of troops to the Western hemisphere.· The Western hemisphere would soon be in range of and vulnerable to Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles, carrying megaton warheads.· The 625-strong observer force, which will have a six-month renewable mandate, is the first in the Western hemisphere. |
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