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northingenUK
north·ing N0161700 (nôr′thĭng, -thĭng)n.1. The northerly component of the distance traveled between two positions.2. Progress toward the north.northing (ˈnɔːθɪŋ; -ðɪŋ) n1. (Navigation) nautical movement or distance covered in a northerly direction, esp as expressed in the resulting difference in latitude2. (Astronomy) astronomy a north or positive declination3. (Physical Geography) cartography a. the distance northwards of a point from a given parallel indicated by the second half of a map grid referenceb. a latitudinal grid line. Compare easting2north•ing (ˈnɔr θɪŋ, -ðɪŋ) n. 1. northward movement or deviation; northerly direction. 2. distance due north made on any course tending northward. [1660–70] northingNorthward, that is, from bottom to top, reading of grid values on a map.Translations
northingenUK
northing[′nȯr·thiŋ] (navigation) The difference in latitude to the north between the present reckoning and the previous reckoning. northingi. A northward (from bottom to top) reading of a grid value on a map. ii. Progress toward the north. |