northern hemisphere

noun

variants or Northern Hemisphere
: the half of the earth that lies north of the equator

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Miles above the Earth, two bands of fast-moving air – the polar jet stream and the stratospheric polar vortex – sometimes tango together to influence weather in the northern hemisphere. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025 Unlike our northern hemisphere on Earth, on the Red Planet, the new year starts off with the beginning of the spring season. Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2025 The new work suggests that the edge of the dichotomy was eroded back by hundreds of kilometers during the time when an ocean might have occupied Mars' northern hemisphere. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025 First, most of the world's population lives in the northern hemisphere. Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for northern hemisphere 

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of northern hemisphere was in 1646

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“Northern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20hemisphere. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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northern hemisphere

noun
often capitalized N&H
: the half of the earth that lies north of the equator
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