German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhalpˌkuːɡl̩/
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  • Hyphenation: Halb‧ku‧gel

Noun

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Halbkugel f (genitive Halbkugel, plural Halbkugeln)

  1. hemisphere, half of any sphere

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