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northing

northing noun: the distance north of a standard reference latitude. Also the present participle and gerund of north.

Noun

northing (plural northings)

  1. The distance north of a standard reference latitude.
  2. A distance traveled northward.

Also used as

northing is also the present participle and gerund of north.

Forms of northing

pluralnorthings

Origin of northing

From north + -ing.

Words formed from northing

Questions about northing

What does northing mean?
Northing means the distance north of a standard reference latitude.
What part of speech is northing?
Northing is a noun.
What is the plural of northing?
The plural of northing is northings.

Words near northing in the dictionary

  1. Northiam
  2. Northian
  3. northie
  4. northies
  5. Northill
  6. northing
  7. northings
  8. Northington
  9. Northingtons
  10. northish
  11. Northite

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