northing

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noun

The distance north of a standard reference latitude.

OriginEnglish north ← Middle English north ← Old English norþ →
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Meanings

nounnorthing (plural northings)

plural northings

  1. cartographyThe distance north of a standard reference latitude.
  2. nauticalA distance traveled northward.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of north

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nér
  2. Proto-Indo-European*nŕ̥t(e)ros
  3. Proto-Germanic*nurþraz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*norþr
  5. Old Englishnorþ
  6. Middle Englishnorth
  7. Englishnorth
  8. Englishnorthing

From north + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

inthrongnonright
Cite this entry
APA

northing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northing

MLA

“northing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “northing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northing.

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