southing
southing is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place.
- 2.(Astron.) Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude.
- 3.(Surv. & Navigation) Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to northing.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is the time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place called?
- What is distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude called?
- What is distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to northing called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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