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- [ee-sting]
- /ˈi stɪŋ/
- /ˈiːstɪŋ/
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- [ee-sting]
- /ˈi stɪŋ/
Definitions of easting word
- noun easting Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure. 1
- noun easting a shifting eastward; easterly direction. 1
- noun easting Surveying. a distance east from a north-south reference line. 1
- noun easting Distance traveled or measured eastward, especially at sea. 1
- noun easting the net distance eastwards made by a vessel moving towards the east 0
- noun easting the distance eastwards of a point from a given meridian indicated by the first half of a map grid reference 0
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Origin of easting
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; east + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Easting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
easting popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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