| southing | 1. Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun. 2. The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place. 3. <astronomy> Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude. 4. <astronomy> Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; opposed to northing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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