Bible Dictionaries
Northing

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Distance northward from any point of departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; - opposed to southing.

(2):

(n.) The distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward; north declination.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Northing'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/northing.html. 1828.