northness

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noun

A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.

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Meanings

nounnorthness (usually uncountable, plural northnesses)

plural northnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyA tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.

    an absolute northness or southness

    1852, Michael Faraday, On the Physical Character of the Lines of Magnetic Force

Origin

From north + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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