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noun
- One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map.
- The up or positive direction.
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- (physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks Earth's magnetic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).
Translations: - Dutch: nl(nl, noorden, n}}, t+)noord
- French: nord , septentrion (old)
- German: de(de, Norden, m, t+)nord
- Italian: it(it, nord, {{t+)settentrione
- Spanish: norte(es)m
adjective
- Toward the north; northward.
- (meteorology) Of wind, from the north.
- Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
- Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
- highway 1
Translations: - Dutch: nl(nl, noord}}, {{t-)noordelijk
- French: nord, septentrional, boréal
- German: nordwí¤rts (1, 3), ní¶rdlich (2, 4)
- Italian: settentrionale, nordico
- Spanish: norteí±o(es)
adverb
- Toward the north; northward.
- (meteorology) Of wind, from the north.
- Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
- Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
- highway 1
Etymology: Old English norí
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