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