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False easting

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eastingnoun(cartography) The distance east of a standard reference meridian.
false northingnoun(cartography) A value relating to distance north of a standard latitude but with a constant added to make the numbers convenient. For instance, in UTM, the Southern Hemisphere is assigned negative degrees of latitude, but to avoid negative numbers in northings, a constant value of 10,000,000 is added so that negative numbers for northings do not occur.
east-north-eastnounAlternative form of east-northeast. [The compass point halfway between northeast and east; specifically at a bearing of 67.5°.]
east by northeastnounEast northeast, the compass point between northeast and east.
east by northnounThe compass point halfway between east and east-northeast, specifically 78.75°.
northeast by eastnounThe compass point halfway between northeast and east-northeast, specifically 56.25°, abbreviated as NEbE.
southeast by eastnounThe compass point halfway between southeast and east-southeast, specifically 123.75°, abbreviated as SEbE.
departurenounThe act of departing or something that has departed.
westingnoun(nautical) A distance travelled westward.
east-southeastnounThe compass point halfway between east and southeast; specifically at a bearing of 112.5°.
eastnounThe direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
east-northeastnounThe compass point halfway between northeast and east; specifically at a bearing of 67.5°.
northingnoun(nautical) A distance traveled northward.
longitudenoun(geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
north by eastnounThe compass point halfway between north and north-northeast; specifically at a bearing of 11.25°.
south by eastnounThe compass point halfway between south and south-southeast, specifically 168.75°, abbreviated as SbE.
equatournounRare spelling of equator. [(geography, often “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.]
equinoxnounOne of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.
equinoxial(obsolete) Alternative form of equinoctial: of or related to the equinox. [(astronomy) Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.]
celestial equatornoun(astronomy) A great circle on the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of Earth's Equator.

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