Southern Hemisphere

noun

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

southern hemisphere

noun

1. that half of the earth lying south of the equator

2. astronomy that half of the celestial sphere lying south of the celestial equator

Southern Hemisphere

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

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

Southern Hemisphere

1. The southern half of the Earth's surface; the Earth's surface south of the equator.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Southern Hemisphere¹

First recorded in 1885–90