southingn.

Brit.

/ˈsaʊðɪŋ/,

/ˈsaʊθɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsaʊðɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: south adv., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < south adv. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later south v., and compare also northing n.², easting n., westing n.

1. Cartography and Surveying. A distance south of a line or point of origin or a line of latitude; (also) a number representing this. Cf. northing n.² 1.Cf. also easting n. 2 and westing n. 2.

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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > surveying > [noun] > distances measured between points or lines

easting1652

northing1652

southing1652

westing1652

offset1725

vertical interval1885

horizontal equivalent1889

tangent distance1983

1652 H. Phillippes Geom. Sea-man 88 By this means without any trouble you shal plainly see the Easting and Westing, the Northing and Southing of your course.

1658 G. Atwell Faithfull Surveyour xv. 52 You may lay the whole Lordship within the said square, according to the Northing, and Southing, and distance.

1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. iv. xvii. 202 In the..tenth and eleventh Columns, set down the Northing, Southing, Easting, and Westing.

a1761 R. Gibson Treat. Pract. Surv. (1767) v. 219 The Difference of Latitude, or the Northing or Southing of any Stationary Line, is the Distance that one End of the Line is North or South from the other End.

1804 T. Fenwick Treat. Subterraneous Surv. ii. 199 In whatever denomination the bearing length is, in the same denomination must the integral part of the northing or southing and easting or westing be.

1846 J. Gummere Treat. Surv. (ed. 14) i. 84 The Difference of Latitude, or the Northing or Southing of a line, is the distance that one end is further north or south than the other end.

1902 J. Whitelaw Surveying ii. 93 The most accurate method of plotting is..to calculate the latitudes and departures, or northings, southings, eastings, westings, as they are also called, of each of the lines.

1950 J. Clendinning Princ. Surv. v. 57 Latitudes and departures are also sometimes called northings or southings and eastings or westings, according to the direction in which they run.

2005 C. Connally Mountaineering Handbk. iv. 33/1 In the southern hemisphere, southings start from the equator at 10,000 km and decrease towards the south pole.

2. Astronomy. The action of a celestial object in reaching the southern section of the meridian circle, that is, the half of the great circle that passes from one celestial pole to the other through the southern point of the horizon; the time at which this occurs. Also: apparent movement of a celestial object towards the south.

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the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [noun] > approach or cross meridian

mediationa1500

southing1653

moon-culmination1846

1653 H. Phillipes (title) An almanack for the year of our Lord, 1653. Shewing the places of the Sun and Moon, their Conjunctions, Aspects and Eclipses, their Rising, Setting, and Southing.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis v, in tr. Virgil Wks. 328 If I observ'd aright The southing of the Stars, and Polar Light.

1786 J. Bonnycastle Introd. Astron. 428 Southing of the stars, the time when they culminate or come to the meridian.

1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 207 The gradual refrigeration of the ground, and the southing of the sun, produce..the north-east monsoon.

1890 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 26 39 Rising, Southing, and Setting of the Principal Planets, at intervals of Seven Days, for February.

1912 A. T. Simmons & E. Stenhouse Class Bk. Physical Geogr. iv. 79 When, therefore, the image of a star crosses this vertical cross-wire..we have the exact moment of the star's southing.

1994 Sunday Times 6 Mar. iv. 9/6 The length of the day, that is, the time between consecutive southings of the sun, is at its greatest, about 24 hours 28 seconds.

3. Chiefly Nautical. Progress or distance made towards the south; an amount of this. Frequently in to make (a specified amount of) southing.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [noun] > to specific compass point

eastinga1605

westinga1605

northing1697

southing1697

south about1858

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > course > course made good in specific direction

eastinga1605

northing1697

southing1697

westing1726

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World x. 287 By the 17th of April we were got pretty near into the latitude of Guam, and our course then lying along that parallel, our Northing and Southing consequently were but little, according as the Ship deviated from its direct course.

1724 J. Kelly Mod. Navigator's Compl. Tutor ii. i. 41 If a Ship sails East or West, she keepeth in the same Latitude, and makes no Northing or Southing.

1754 M. Murray Treat. Ship-building & Navigation iii. iii. 235 I have made only 14 leagues southing, and 35 leagues easting.

1771 Encycl. Brit. III. 370/2 Then they sum up all the northings, and all the southings.

1803 Ld. Nelson 23 May in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) V. 74 He would certainly make Southing with his Westing.

1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen ii. 37 After Adrianople I had made more southing than I knew for.

1899 F. T. Bullen Log of Sea-waif 178 We had always managed to make some Southing each day.

1934 A. H. R. Goldie Abercromby's Weather (rev. ed.) viii. 134 From then till the second midnight we should have to make 240 miles of southing and 135° of easting.

1953 Mariner's Mirror 39 127 The difference in the distribution of certain species..might give the navigator some inkling of his northing or southing.

2002 D. Lundy Way of Ship (2003) vii. 243 The Beara Head was happy in its headway through the kindly sea, but its crew was not... The various personal wars, gone cold during the struggle to make southing, hotted up in the gentle weather.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

southingadj.

Brit.

/ˈsaʊðɪŋ/,

/ˈsaʊθɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsaʊðɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: south adv., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < south adv. + -ing suffix². Compare later south v., and earlier southing n.

Esp. of the sun or other celestial object: moving southwards. Also: (of a bird) migrating south.

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the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [adjective] > moving towards the south

southing1697

southering1803

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 139 When next the Southing Sun inflames the Day.

1715 E. Barlow Meteorol. Ess. ii. v. 178 Each precedent Flood returns, by Result, from the Bottom of the Levant; partly restored by Libration, and partly re-enforced by the Encreasing Pressure of the Southing Moon.

1845 C. F. Sterling Buff & Blue xii. 121/2 You might suppose it to be a bright morning of June, so still is the wave, so motionless the air, so grateful the beams of the southing sun.

1913 G. Morris If You Touch Them They Vanish v. 33 The southing birds in the ivy outside his window only made noises and were a nuisance.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. iii. [Proteus] 48 Under its leaf he watched through peacocktwittering lashes the southing sun.

1992 J. M. Watanabe Maya Saints & Souls Changing World ii. 41 Tall cornstalks rattle in the wind, green and gold as they dry under the southing sun.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	southing
释义	southingn. Brit. /ˈsaʊðɪŋ/, /ˈsaʊθɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsaʊðɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: south adv., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < south adv. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later south v., and compare also northing n.², easting n., westing n. 1. Cartography and Surveying. A distance south of a line or point of origin or a line of latitude; (also) a number representing this. Cf. northing n.² 1.Cf. also easting n. 2 and westing n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > surveying > [noun] > distances measured between points or lines easting1652 northing1652 southing1652 westing1652 offset1725 vertical interval1885 horizontal equivalent1889 tangent distance1983 1652 H. Phillippes Geom. Sea-man 88 By this means without any trouble you shal plainly see the Easting and Westing, the Northing and Southing of your course. 1658 G. Atwell Faithfull Surveyour xv. 52 You may lay the whole Lordship within the said square, according to the Northing, and Southing, and distance. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. iv. xvii. 202 In the..tenth and eleventh Columns, set down the Northing, Southing, Easting, and Westing. a1761 R. Gibson Treat. Pract. Surv. (1767) v. 219 The Difference of Latitude, or the Northing or Southing of any Stationary Line, is the Distance that one End of the Line is North or South from the other End. 1804 T. Fenwick Treat. Subterraneous Surv. ii. 199 In whatever denomination the bearing length is, in the same denomination must the integral part of the northing or southing and easting or westing be. 1846 J. Gummere Treat. Surv. (ed. 14) i. 84 The Difference of Latitude, or the Northing or Southing of a line, is the distance that one end is further north or south than the other end. 1902 J. Whitelaw Surveying ii. 93 The most accurate method of plotting is..to calculate the latitudes and departures, or northings, southings, eastings, westings, as they are also called, of each of the lines. 1950 J. Clendinning Princ. Surv. v. 57 Latitudes and departures are also sometimes called northings or southings and eastings or westings, according to the direction in which they run. 2005 C. Connally Mountaineering Handbk. iv. 33/1 In the southern hemisphere, southings start from the equator at 10,000 km and decrease towards the south pole. 2. Astronomy. The action of a celestial object in reaching the southern section of the meridian circle, that is, the half of the great circle that passes from one celestial pole to the other through the southern point of the horizon; the time at which this occurs. Also: apparent movement of a celestial object towards the south. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [noun] > approach or cross meridian mediationa1500 southing1653 moon-culmination1846 1653 H. Phillipes (title) An almanack for the year of our Lord, 1653. Shewing the places of the Sun and Moon, their Conjunctions, Aspects and Eclipses, their Rising, Setting, and Southing. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis v, in tr. Virgil Wks. 328 If I observ'd aright The southing of the Stars, and Polar Light. 1786 J. Bonnycastle Introd. Astron. 428 Southing of the stars, the time when they culminate or come to the meridian. 1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 207 The gradual refrigeration of the ground, and the southing of the sun, produce..the north-east monsoon. 1890 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 26 39 Rising, Southing, and Setting of the Principal Planets, at intervals of Seven Days, for February. 1912 A. T. Simmons & E. Stenhouse Class Bk. Physical Geogr. iv. 79 When, therefore, the image of a star crosses this vertical cross-wire..we have the exact moment of the star's southing. 1994 Sunday Times 6 Mar. iv. 9/6 The length of the day, that is, the time between consecutive southings of the sun, is at its greatest, about 24 hours 28 seconds. 3. Chiefly Nautical. Progress or distance made towards the south; an amount of this. Frequently in to make (a specified amount of) southing. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [noun] > to specific compass point eastinga1605 westinga1605 northing1697 southing1697 south about1858 society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > course > course made good in specific direction eastinga1605 northing1697 southing1697 westing1726 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World x. 287 By the 17th of April we were got pretty near into the latitude of Guam, and our course then lying along that parallel, our Northing and Southing consequently were but little, according as the Ship deviated from its direct course. 1724 J. Kelly Mod. Navigator's Compl. Tutor ii. i. 41 If a Ship sails East or West, she keepeth in the same Latitude, and makes no Northing or Southing. 1754 M. Murray Treat. Ship-building & Navigation iii. iii. 235 I have made only 14 leagues southing, and 35 leagues easting. 1771 Encycl. Brit. III. 370/2 Then they sum up all the northings, and all the southings. 1803 Ld. Nelson 23 May in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) V. 74 He would certainly make Southing with his Westing. 1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen ii. 37 After Adrianople I had made more southing than I knew for. 1899 F. T. Bullen Log of Sea-waif 178 We had always managed to make some Southing each day. 1934 A. H. R. Goldie Abercromby's Weather (rev. ed.) viii. 134 From then till the second midnight we should have to make 240 miles of southing and 135° of easting. 1953 Mariner's Mirror 39 127 The difference in the distribution of certain species..might give the navigator some inkling of his northing or southing. 2002 D. Lundy Way of Ship (2003) vii. 243 The Beara Head was happy in its headway through the kindly sea, but its crew was not... The various personal wars, gone cold during the struggle to make southing, hotted up in the gentle weather. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). southingadj. Brit. /ˈsaʊðɪŋ/, /ˈsaʊθɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsaʊðɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: south adv., -ing suffix². Etymology: < south adv. + -ing suffix². Compare later south v., and earlier southing n. Esp. of the sun or other celestial object: moving southwards. Also: (of a bird) migrating south. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > solar movement > [adjective] > moving towards the south southing1697 southering1803 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 139 When next the Southing Sun inflames the Day. View more context for this quotation 1715 E. Barlow Meteorol. Ess. ii. v. 178 Each precedent Flood returns, by Result, from the Bottom of the Levant; partly restored by Libration, and partly re-enforced by the Encreasing Pressure of the Southing Moon. 1845 C. F. Sterling Buff & Blue xii. 121/2 You might suppose it to be a bright morning of June, so still is the wave, so motionless the air, so grateful the beams of the southing sun. 1913 G. Morris If You Touch Them They Vanish v. 33 The southing birds in the ivy outside his window only made noises and were a nuisance. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. iii. [Proteus] 48 Under its leaf he watched through peacocktwittering lashes the southing sun. 1992 J. M. Watanabe Maya Saints & Souls Changing World ii. 41 Tall cornstalks rattle in the wind, green and gold as they dry under the southing sun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1652adj.1697
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