† norwestingn.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: north-westing n.

Etymology: Probably shortened < north-westing n. (although this is first attested slightly later; compare β forms s.v. north adv., adj., and n.).

Obsolete.

= north-westing n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass > variation

north-easting1555

variation of the compass, (lodestone,) or needle?a1560

norwesting1561

north-westing1571

variation1595

declination1625

magnetic variation1696

variation of the variation1706

magnetic declination1787

1561 R. Eden tr. M. Cortés Arte Nauigation Epistle sig. A iii The maner and causes of the Northeastinge & Norwesting (commonly called the variation of the compasse).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	norwesting
释义	† norwestingn. Origin: Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: north-westing n. Etymology: Probably shortened < north-westing n. (although this is first attested slightly later; compare β forms s.v. north adv., adj., and n.). Obsolete. = north-westing n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass > variation north-easting1555 variation of the compass, (lodestone,) or needle?a1560 norwesting1561 north-westing1571 variation1595 declination1625 magnetic variation1696 variation of the variation1706 magnetic declination1787 1561 R. Eden tr. M. Cortés Arte Nauigation Epistle sig. A iii The maner and causes of the Northeastinge & Norwesting (commonly called the variation of the compasse). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1561
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