northing
[ nawr-thing, -th ing ]
/ ˈnɔr θɪŋ, -ðɪŋ /
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noun Navigation.
northward movement or deviation.
distance due north made on any course tending northward.
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Nearby words
- northerner,
- northernize,
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- northman,
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Origin of northing
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northing
/ (ˈnɔːθɪŋ, -ðɪŋ) /
noun
nautical movement or distance covered in a northerly direction, esp as expressed in the resulting difference in latitude
astronomy a north or positive declination
cartography
- the distance northwards of a point from a given parallel indicated by the second half of a map grid reference
- a latitudinal grid lineCompare easting (def. 2)
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