northern hemisphere

noun

variants or Northern Hemisphere

: the half of the earth that lies north of the equator

Examples of northern hemisphere in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

The winds occur in the colder months, when low- and high-pressure weather systems intensify across the mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere, said Alex Hall, director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California, Los Angeles. —Camille Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025

In the northern hemisphere, the Eta Aquariids are a medium-strength shower that produces about 10 to 30 meteors per hour. —Gretchen Rundorff, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

northern hemisphere

noun

often capitalized N&H

: the half of the earth that lies north of the equator