| 1. direction opposite south on the compass, direction at one's left when facing the rising sun. of the north; situated in the north. adfrom the north; toward the north. northnorth, a. lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north.north following. see: following, a., 2.north pole, that point in the heavens, or on the earth, ninety degrees from the equator toward the north.north preceding. see: following, a., 2.north star, the star toward which the north pole of the earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems fixed and immovable in the sky. the star ? (alpha) of the little bear, is our present north star, being distant from the pole about 1a° 25?, and from year to year approaching slowly nearer to it. it is called also cynosura, polestar, and by astronomers, polaris.north north, v. i. to turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.north north, adv. northward.north north , n. [as. nor?; akin to d. noord, g., sw., & dan. nord, icel. nor?r. cf. norman, norse.] |
