Feminine

Halbkugel

Meaning

hemisphere, half of any sphere

Concepts

half sphere

Synonyms

Erdhalbkugel

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhalpˌkuːɡl̩/
Etymology

halb (“half”) + Kugel (“sphere”), a calque of New Latin hemisphaerium, attested in scientific or technical literature from ca. the 1790s.

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