| n. | 1. | Tendency or progress southward; |
| 2. | The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place. | |
| 3. | (Astron.) Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude. | |
| 4. | (Surv. & Navigation) Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; - opposed to |