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Northing
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| northing (ˈnɔːθɪŋ, -ðɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | nautical movement or distance covered in a northerly direction, esp as expressed in the resulting difference in latitude |
| 2. | astronomy a north or positive declination |
| 3. | cartography |
| a. the distance northwards of a point from a given parallel indicated by the second half of a map grid reference | |
| b. Compare easting a latitudinal grid line | |
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