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northness

northness noun: a tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.

Noun

northness (usually uncountable, plural northnesses)

  1. (usually) A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.
    • an absolute northness or southness1852, Michael Faraday, On the Physical Character of the Lines of Magnetic Force

Forms of northness

pluralnorthnesses

Origin of northness

From north + -ness.

Questions about northness

What does northness mean?
Northness means a tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.
What part of speech is northness?
Northness is a noun.
What is the plural of northness?
The plural of northness is northnesses.

Words near northness in the dictionary

  1. Northmen
  2. Northmoor
  3. Northmore
  4. Northmores
  5. northmost
  6. northness
  7. northnesses
  8. Northolt
  9. Northop Hall
  10. Northorpe
  11. Northover

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