"northness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: northnesses [plural]
Etymology: From north + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|north|ness}} north + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} northness (usually uncountable, plural northnesses)
  1. A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north. Tags: uncountable, usually

Inflected forms

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