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PRONUNCIATION OF EASTING

easting  [ˈiːstɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EASTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Easting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EASTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Easting and northing

The terms easting and northing are geographic Cartesian coordinates for a point. Easting refers to the eastward-measured distance, while northing refers to the northward-measured distance. Easting and northing coordinates are commonly measured in metres from a horizontal datum. However, imperial units are also used. The coordinates are most commonly associated with the Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system, which has unique zones that cover the Earth to provide detailed referencing. The term northing has also been used by explorers to describe a general progress toward the North Pole. Isaac Israel Hayes used this term in an 1861 address to the New-York Geographical and Statistical Society saying, "The want of steam power curtailed my northing."...

Definition of easting in the English dictionary

The definition of easting in the dictionary is the net distance eastwards made by a vessel moving towards the east. Other definition of easting is the distance eastwards of a point from a given meridian indicated by the first half of a map grid reference.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EASTING


blasting
ˈblɑːstɪŋ
broadcasting
ˈbrɔːdkɑːstɪŋ
bursting
ˈbɜːstɪŋ
casting
ˈkɑːstɪŋ
die-casting
ˈdaɪˌkɑːstɪŋ
everlasting
ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ
exhausting
ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ
fasting
ˈfɑːstɪŋ
feasting
ˈfiːstɪŋ
handfasting
ˈhændˌfɑːstɪŋ
lasting
ˈlɑːstɪŋ
long-lasting
ˌlɒŋˈlɑːstɪŋ
morale-boosting
məˈrɑːlˌbuːstɪŋ
nowcasting
ˈnaʊˌkɑːstɪŋ
podcasting
ˈpɒdˌkɑːstɪŋ
sand-casting
ˈsændˌkɑːstɪŋ
sandblasting
ˈsændˌblɑːstɪŋ
surfcasting
ˈsɜːfˌkɑːstɪŋ
typecasting
ˈtaɪpˌkɑːstɪŋ
vodcasting
ˈvɒdˌkɑːstɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EASTING

eastern whipbird
Easterner
easternmost
Eastertide
eastland
Eastleigh
eastlin
eastling
Eastman
eastmost
eastward
eastwardly
eastwards

WORDS THAT END LIKE EASTING

accounting
boasting
contrasting
costing
disgusting
existing
frosting
harvesting
interesting
listing
nesting
pasting
posting
pre-existing
resting
sting
tasting
testing
trusting
twisting
wasting

Synonyms and antonyms of easting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «easting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EASTING

Find out the translation of easting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of easting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «easting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

东距
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

easting
570 millions of speakers

English

easting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूरब की ओर गमन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بإتجاه الشرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пищеблок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

easting
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

easting
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abscisse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menjamu selera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rechtswert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

東距
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Y 좌표
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường về hướng đông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Easting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वेकडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doğuya doğru yönelme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

easting
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

współrzędnymi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

харчоблок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

estul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τεταγμένης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

easting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

easting
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

easting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of easting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EASTING»

The term «easting» is regularly used and occupies the 77.287 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EASTING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «easting» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «easting» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about easting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EASTING»

Discover the use of easting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to easting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Visions of the Other World in Middle English
Bibliography of and introduction to scholarship on medieval visions of the other world.
Robert Easting, 1997
2
Warrior's rage: the great tank battle of 73 Easting
MacGregor, the controversial military veteran and author of "Transformation Under Fire," recounts the inspiring tale of the valiant American soldiers who led Cougar Squadron out of a sandstorm during Operation Desert Storm.
Douglas A. Macgregor, 2009
3
Wilderness Survival: 2nd Edition
UTM grid coordinates are expressed as a distance in meters to the east (called easting) and to the north (called northing). All easting coordinates relate to the zone's central meridian, which is assigned an easting value of 500,000 meters east.
Gregory J. Davenport, 2006
4
Introduction to GPS: The Global Positioning System
To avoid negative coordinates, the true origin of the grid coordinates (i.e., where the equator meets the central meridian of the zone) is shifted by introducing the so-called false northing and false easting (Figure 4.8). The false northing and ...
Ahmed El-Rabbany, 2002
5
Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009
Create Line by Northing/Easting and Create Line by Grid Northing/Easting Commands The Create Line by Northing/Easting and Create Line by Grid Northing/Easting commands let you input northing (y) and easting (x) coordinates as ...
James Wedding, P.E., Dana Probert, E.I.T., 2011
6
The Gulf War Chronicles: A Military History of the First War ...
The Republican Guard was digging in along 73rd Easting and sending scouts to the west to warn of the American's approach. At sunrise 2d ACR's Eagle Troop destroyed four more MTLBs- scout vehicles from the Tawakalna Division. The 1st  ...
Richard Lowry, 2008
7
Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle
Krause, 73 Easting, pp. 11–12; interview, CPT H. R. McMaster, USA,January 1994. 64. At 73 Easting, for example, the 2d ACR transitioned directly into the assault from a 17-km approach march: Krause, 73 Easting, p. 15; for combat formations ...
Stephen Biddle, 2010
8
Reading tropical maps
Step 2: Take the easting of the centre of the school. The centre is four-tenths (4) of the distance from easting 20. Therefore the easting of the school is 204. • Step 3: Take the northing of the centre of the school. The centre is six-tenths (6) of the  ...
R. B. Bunnett, 2003
9
A System of Geometry and Trigonometry: With a Treatise on ...
To form this column, set the first easting, 16.90, in the up. per place, and add it to itself, and they make 33.80 ; to this number, add the next easting, and they make 39.01 ; add the same easting again, and they make 44.22; to this number add ...
Abel Flint, George Gillet, Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard, 1830
10
Veterinary Disaster Response
GRID ZONE '13T' I 13T 3352504515600 / ZONE '13, EASTING COORDINATE ' 335250' NORTHING COORDINATE BAND '4515600' 'T, Figure 1.4.19 UTM grid coordinate dissected. The Grid Zone is written first and establishes the Zone and  ...
Wayne E. Wingfield, Sally B. Palmer, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EASTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term easting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Big Brother 17 Updates "Down Conversation"7:00PM BBT, Sunday …
I think a lot of the HG's are either easting or dinner or napping so this is who we are left with. FISH>>>> HOH Room- Jace-same as he was in ... «TVGrapevine.com, Jul 15»
2
CM Shah says PM commended Sindh govt
He said that federal government would fund the Green Line project aimed at easting travel issues of citizens. - SAMAA. Social media Share this ... «SAMAA TV, Jul 15»
3
Storm Center Update - Tuesday PM
Rain chances will continue into Monday, before easting on Tuesday. Highs both days should be in the 80s, pretty typical for early July. «KELOLAND TV, Jun 15»
4
Marián Jakubócy: Eastring Will Enhance Vertical Gas Corridor's …
There has been much discussion about the Easting pipeline recently. What motivates Slovakia to put it forward: is this about a last-ditch effort to ... «Novinite.com, Jun 15»
5
Sabina Discovers Gold Mineralization Outside of Banded Iron …
From Length Au Hole Id Target Easting Northing Depth (m) To (m) (m)(g/t) Lithology ... «SYS-CON Media, Jun 15»
6
State Department Rights Report 'Exercise in Hypocrisy' - Historian
... 1991 US-Iraq war during which he commanded US forces that routed Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard units in the Battle of 73 Easting. «Sputnik International, Jun 15»
7
Legal and Public Notices
Contractor shall provide Owner with final embedment depth elevations for each pile and pile locations surveyed with northing and easting ... «Valdez Star, Jun 15»
8
Jennifer Lawrence Just Being Jennifer Lawrence Never Fails To …
And what do you do when you're done using your chopsticks as their intended purpose as an easting utensil? Try them into walrus tusks, obvs. «instyle.co.uk, Jun 15»
9
Bellevue Community Festival runs through Saturday
... Eating Contest at 2 p.m.m the Rotary Golf Ball Drop at 5:30 and Subway Team Easting Contest at 7:30 p.m. The Earthquakers will perform on ... «Fremont News Messenger, Jun 15»
10
UK solar farms set for northerly expansion in 2015
... installed in 2014, using the easting and northing geographic Cartesian co-ordinates provided within the above-mentioned, publicly-available ... «Solar Power Portal, Jun 15»

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