Northing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Northing \North"ing\, n.
     1. (Surv. & Navigation) Distance northward from any point of
        departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; --
        opposed to {southing}.
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     2. (Astron.) The distance of any heavenly body from the
        equator northward; north declination.
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