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easting

east·ing
E e

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ee-sting]
    • /ˈi stɪŋ/
    • /ˈiːstɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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