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Webster 1913 Edition
Northing
North′ing
,Noun.
1.
(Surv. & Navigation)
Distance northward from any point of departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; – opposed to
southing
. 2.
(Astron.)
The distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward; north declination.
Webster 1828 Edition
Northing
NORTH'ING
,Noun.
1.
The motion or distance of a planet from the equator northward.As the tides of the sea obey the southing and northing of the sea--
2.
Course or distance northward of the equator.