southern hemisphere
southern hemisphere · southern hemispheres
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see southern, hemisphereUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see southern, hemisphere.
» Seasons are reversed in the southern hemisphere.
Meaning
1 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see southern, hemisphere.
More definitions
- the hemisphere to the south of the equator
Examples
28 sentencesSeasons are reversed in the southern hemisphere.
The southern hemisphere is below the equator.
I flew here from the southern hemisphere.
Summer has finally arrived in the southern hemisphere.
deDer Sommer ist auf der Südhalbkugel endlich angekommen. — raggione
Mars contains highlands which occur in the southern hemisphere.
Forms
plural: southern hemispheres| Singular | southern hemisphere |
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