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NORTHING

\nˈɔːθɪŋ], \nˈɔːθɪŋ], \n_ˈɔː_θ_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of NORTHING

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward; north declination.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward; north declination.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Tendency or distance northward-applied to a planet; difference of latitude made by a ship in sailing northward.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Distance northward from any point of departure, measured on a meridian;â€”the distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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