interhemispheric
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of interhemispheric
First recorded in 1880–85; inter- + hemispheric
Example Sentences
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Understanding what controls the strength and structure of these interhemispheric flows—referred to as the abyssal overturning circulation—is key to quantifying the ocean’s ability to store carbon and heat on timescales exceeding a century.
From Nature
Nikurashin, M. & Vallis, G. A theory of the interhemispheric meridional overturning circulation and associated stratification.
From Nature
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 Literature
"The tests used are rather difficult to follow," admits Lesley Rogers of the University of New England in Australia, who has extensively studied the structure and function of bird brains but was not involved in the new study, "but the study does show that interhemispheric communication depends on exposure to light before hatching, and hence on asymmetry of visual processing."
From Scientific American
Lastly, the strength of interhemispheric synchronization varied inversely with autism severity—the weaker the correlation, the worse the disease state.
From Science Magazine
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