Northern Hemisphere

noun

1. the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.

northern hemisphere

noun

1. that half of the globe lying north of the equator

2. astronomy that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator

Northern Hemisphere

1. The half of the Earth north of the equator.

2. The half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator.

Northern Hemisphere

1. The northern half of the Earth's surface; the half north of the equator.

Word History and Origins

Origin of northern hemisphere¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The majority of known Podonominae fossils originate from the Northern Hemisphere, with only two prior exceptions documented from the Southern Hemisphere: an Eocene specimen from Australia and a Paleocene record from India.

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Earlier theories suggested that Podonominae originated in northern Gondwana before spreading northward into Laurasia, the ancient landmass that included today's Northern Hemisphere continents.

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There is a strong bias towards finding and studying fossils in the Northern Hemisphere.

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New analysis of satellite data from 1984 to 2018 appears to confirm this, showing the effect is strongest over land and in the Northern Hemisphere, driven mainly by falling aerosols in the 1980s and 1990s and shifts in cloud patterns.

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"The rematch against Ireland at Soldier Field will be a huge occasion, and then facing some of the northern hemisphere's best at their home grounds is a fantastic challenge for us."

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