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northnesses

northnesses is the plural of northness.

Meaning of northness

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

Questions about northnesses

What is northnesses the plural of?
Northnesses is the plural of northness.

Words near northnesses in the dictionary

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

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