Southern Hemisphere

American  

noun

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

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southern hemisphere British  

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

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Southern Hemisphere Scientific  

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

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

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Southern Hemisphere Cultural  

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

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Etymology

Origin of Southern Hemisphere

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Comparable discoveries from the southern hemisphere have been rare and remain poorly documented.

From Science Daily

Prof. Finlay explains, "Normally we'd expect to see magnetic field lines coming out of the core in the southern hemisphere. But beneath the South Atlantic Anomaly we see unexpected areas where the magnetic field, instead of coming out of the core, goes back into the core. Thanks to the Swarm data we can see one of these areas moving westward over Africa, which contributes to the weakening of the South Atlantic Anomaly in this region."

From Science Daily

In the southern hemisphere, there is one region where the magnetic field is especially strong.

From Science Daily

The bulk of the July block of fixtures will be staged in the southern hemisphere.

From Barron's

The new image presents an extraordinary view of our galaxy as seen from the Southern Hemisphere, revealing the Milky Way across a broad range of radio wavelengths, often described as different colors of radio light.

From Science Daily