† north-eastingn.

Forms: see north-east adv., adj., and n. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: north-east n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Probably < north-east n. + -ing suffix¹. With later use compare north-east v. Compare north-westing n.

Obsolete.

Deviation of a compass needle from true north in a north-east direction.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass > variation

north-easting1555

variation of the compass, (lodestone,) or needle?a1560

norwesting1561

north-westing1571

variation1595

declination1625

magnetic variation1696

variation of the variation1706

magnetic declination1787

1555 R. Eden Other notable Thynges touchynge Indies in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 322^v Neyther shulde the needle make anye chaunge or dyffer in northestinge.

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iii. ii. vii. f. 182^v In euery other place the Compasse doth varie from the true North, eyther by Northeasting or Northwesting.

a1646 J. Gregory Posthuma (1649) 311 The several Degrees of Variation of the Compass in North-easting or North-westing.

1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 607 This Deviation of the Needle is called by the Mariners, the North-Easting or North-Westing of the Needle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	north-easting
释义	† north-eastingn. Forms: see north-east adv., adj., and n. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: north-east n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Probably < north-east n. + -ing suffix¹. With later use compare north-east v. Compare north-westing n. Obsolete. Deviation of a compass needle from true north in a north-east direction. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass > variation north-easting1555 variation of the compass, (lodestone,) or needle?a1560 norwesting1561 north-westing1571 variation1595 declination1625 magnetic variation1696 variation of the variation1706 magnetic declination1787 1555 R. Eden Other notable Thynges touchynge Indies in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 322^v Neyther shulde the needle make anye chaunge or dyffer in northestinge. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iii. ii. vii. f. 182^v In euery other place the Compasse doth varie from the true North, eyther by Northeasting or Northwesting. a1646 J. Gregory Posthuma (1649) 311 The several Degrees of Variation of the Compass in North-easting or North-westing. 1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 607 This Deviation of the Needle is called by the Mariners, the North-Easting or North-Westing of the Needle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1555
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