eastern hemisphere
noun
Simple meaning
The hemisphere in Earth to the east of the Greenwich meridian and west of 180 degrees longitude, containing Africa, Asia and Europe.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
eesternhehmihsfirSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈistɚnˈhɛmɪsfɪɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The hemisphere in Earth to the east of the Greenwich meridian (zero degree longitude) and west of 180 degrees longitude (approximately the International Date Line), containing Africa, Asia and Europe, except for a small part of eastern Russia.
The hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eastern, hemisphere.
uncountable
Alternative letter-case form of Eastern Hemisphere.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The hemisphere in Earth to the east of the Greenwich meridian (zero degree longitude) and west of 180 degrees longitude (approximately the International Date Line), containing Africa, Asia and Europe, except for a small part of eastern Russia.
Used this way, eastern hemisphere is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It stays understated rather than dramatic. This sense is used where position and measurement matter — travel, weather and flight — so it reads as factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Mild
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Geography/travel
- Weather/aviation
- Technical/specialist writing
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