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

/ nôr′thərn /

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

Chikungunya is on the radar now is because it has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere— the Caribbean to be precise.

From The Daily Beast

Then, as they drew their isobars, the pattern for the northern hemisphere emerged.

From Project Gutenberg

The solar "minimum" for the northern hemisphere occurs on winter solstice, about December 21st each year.

From Project Gutenberg

I would draw your attention also to an entirely physical cause, which renders the southern colder than the northern hemisphere.

From Project Gutenberg

Celastrine, containing about fifty species, natives of the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.

From Project Gutenberg

What kind of climate characterised the northern hemisphere at the beginning of Pleistocene times?

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