pohjoinen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- north noun The direction to the left when facing the sunrise; one of the four cardinal directions.
- northerly noun A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly).
- northern adjective Situated in, facing, or coming from the north.
- septentrional adj Pertaining to the north; northern.
- up adverb Toward or in a higher position; away from the ground.
Senses
pohjoinen is used for these senses in English:
- north (meteorology) Of wind, from the north.
- north The up or positive direction.
- north (physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).
- northerly Facing the north; directed towards the north.
- northern (of a wind) Blowing from the north; northerly.
- septentrional (rare, literary) Pertaining to the north; northern.
- up To the north (as north is at the top of typical maps).
north — full definition
- noun The direction to the left when facing the sunrise; one of the four cardinal directions.
- adjective Situated in or facing the north; northern.
- adverb Toward the north.