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hemisphere

[hem-i-sfeer] / ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər /
NOUN
half
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Following the spring equinox most of the northern hemisphere is now enjoying more than 12 hours of daylight each day.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

During this time, temperatures across the northern hemisphere dropped sharply.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Poorer countries devote a bigger part of their incomes to essentials like food and transport than the Western hemisphere.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Then the senator turned his attention back to the Western hemisphere.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

It was universally accepted that dry land was confined to one hemisphere, the rest being covered by ocean.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton