southness

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noun

A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point toward the south pole.

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Meanings

nounsouthness (countable and uncountable, plural southnesses)

plural southnesses

  1. countableuncountableA tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point toward the south pole.

    an absolute northness or southness

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

Origin

From south + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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