Easting

Easting
Easting East"ing, n. (Naut. & Surv.) The distance measured toward the east between two meridians drawn through the extremities of a course; distance of departure eastward made by a vessel. [1913 Webster]

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  • easting — [ēs′tiŋ] n. 1. Naut. the distance due east covered by a vessel traveling on any easterly course 2. an easterly direction …   English World dictionary

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  • Easting and northing — The terms easting and northing are geographic Cartesian coordinates for a point. Easting refers to the eastward measured distance (or the x coordinate), while northing refers to the northward measured distance (or the y coordinate). The… …   Wikipedia

  • easting — /ee sting/, n. 1. Navig. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure. 2. a shifting eastward; easterly direction. 3. Survey. a distance east from a north south reference line. [1620 30; EAST + ING1] * * * …   Universalium

  • easting — noun a) The distance east of a standard reference meridian. b) A distance traveled eastward …   Wiktionary

  • easting —   the vertical gridlines on a map so called because their numeric value increases from west to east …   Geography glossary

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  • easting — n. direction to the east; moving to the east …   English contemporary dictionary

  • easting — i. An eastward (left to right) reading of grid values on a map. When the map is read from south to north, it is called northing. ii. Movement toward the east …   Aviation dictionary

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