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Definition of Northing
1. n. Distance northward from any point of departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to southing.
Definition of Northing
1. Noun. (cartography) The distance north of a standard reference latitude. ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) A distance traveled northward. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Northing
1. movement toward the north [n -S]
Medical Definition of Northing
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Northing
Literary usage of Northing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Werner Twentieth Century Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica: A (1907)
"At Zanzibar there is a double rainy season, a stronger in the months of March,
April, and May, with the northing sun, beginning immediately after the ..."
2. Mathematical Dictionary and Cyclopedia of Mathematical Science: Comprising by Charles Davies, William Guy Peck (1855)
"... give the northing method of working a traverse is best shown ür «»"hing of
the »ingle course, and the by an example. algebraic sum of the castings and ..."
3. The Great White North: The Story of Polar Exploration from the Earliest by Helen Saunders Wright (1910)
"Complete equipment.— Return of expedition in autumn. — Ziegler expedition under
Anthony Fiala.— The America reaches high northing. ..."
4. The Law Review and Quarterly Journal of British and Foreign Jurisprudence by William S. Hein & Company (1845)
"... one from Lord northing- ton, and one from Lord Chatham; because these refer
to matters which have an interest with professional men. ..."
5. Across the San Juan Mountains by Thomas Arthur Rickard (1903)
"The lode has a northing of 45 ft. in 480 ft., but this is due not so much to
deviation from the perpendicular as it is the result of frequent offsets caused ..."
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