interhemispheric
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of interhemispheric
First recorded in 1880–85; inter- + hemispheric
Example Sentences
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Had the signal in our Fig. 3a been entirely confined to the high latitude North Atlantic, I think the attribution of the interhemispheric SST signal to ocean dynamics would be compelling.
From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2010
The left hemisphere and the right hemisphere are separated on top by a deep crack—the interhemispheric fissure—but joined in the middle of the brain by a thick mat of nerves—the corpus callosum.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
The crack between them is called the "interhemispheric fissure."
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
But interhemispheric diffusion made no contribution to Native America’s complex societies, isolated from Eurasia at low latitudes by broad oceans, and at high latitudes by geography and by a climate suitable just for hunting-gathering.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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