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dominant hemisphere

British  

noun

  1. See cerebral dominance

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Rugby chiefs on Monday officially launched the Nations Championship, a global competition featuring 12 of the strongest teams that will crown a winning nation and decide the sport's dominant hemisphere.

From Barron's

The Twickenham finale of next year's new Nations Championship event will pit the north and south of global rugby against each other in a contest to be the game's dominant hemisphere.

From BBC

"It is a reflection of the dominant hemisphere that is involved in analysing information about the potential food item."

From BBC

“It sounds simple to raise fingers and squeeze hands,” he said, “but the ability to do it is a very good sign in a brain-injured patient because it shows that the dominant hemisphere was not knocked out.”

From New York Times

Although many neurologists had thought that color perception and singing ability were exclusive functions of the dominant hemisphere, Coe has scored 24 out of 25 in a color test, and can sing familiar anthems, hymns and Home on the Range.

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