n. Tendency or motion to the south.n. In astronomy, the transit of the moon or a star across the meridian of a place.n. In navigation, the difference of latitude made by a ship in sailing to the southward.n. In surveying and in navigation, the linear distance measured in a north and south direction from the northerly end of a line to the true east and west line or the parallel of latitude passing through the southerly end of the line. Geometrically the southing or the northing of a line is equal to its east and west projection on to a meridian. The southing of a line thus is equal to its northing, and the former or the latter will be used solely in accordance with the direction of real or imaginary motion along the line.