northing noun. ['nɔ:Ɵɪŋ] M17.
[from NORTH + -ING¹.]
1. Chiefly Nautical. (A measurement of) progress or deviation made towards the north. Freq. in make (so much) northing. M17.

2. Cartography. Distance northward from a point of origin, (freq. from the south-west corner on a map); a figure representing this, expressed by convention as the second part of a grid reference (usu. in pl. or more fully northing coordinate). Cf. EASTING 2. M18.

3. The apparent movement of a celestial object towards the north. E19.

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