A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.

plural of northness

plural of North

Of or pertaining to the north; northern. / Toward the north; northward. / (meteorology) Of wind, from the north. / Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.

Toward the north; northward; northerly.

(obsolete, intransitive) To turn or move toward the north.

(US) The northern states of the United States. / (US) The Union during the American Civil War. / (UK) The North of England, a cultural region. / (Ireland) Northern Ireland. / North Korea.

present participle of north

(cartography) The distance north of a standard reference latitude. / (nautical) A distance traveled northward.

simple past tense and past participle of north