NbE

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Definition

Noun: * The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north: A precise direction on a 32-point compass, located exactly halfway between north (N) and north-northeast (NNE).

Usage

This is a highly specialized term used primarily in navigation, meteorology, and cartography to indicate a very specific bearing or wind direction. It is not used in everyday conversation. * The ship adjusted its course to nbe to avoid the reef. * The wind is coming from nbe at 15 knots.

Advanced Usage
  • In formal bearing notation: The direction can be written as "NBE" or spoken as "north by east."
  • On a compass card: It is one of the 32 principal points, situated at 11.25 degrees east of true north.
Variants and Related Words
  • North by east (N by E): The full written and spoken form of the abbreviation "NBE."
  • Cardinal point: One of the four main directions: north, south, east, west.
  • Intercardinal point: A direction halfway between cardinal points, e.g., northeast (NE).
  • Secondary intercardinal point: A direction halfway between a cardinal and an intercardinal point, e.g., north-northeast (NNE). NBE is adjacent to NNE.
Synonyms
  • 11.25°: The equivalent degree measurement from true north.
  • North by east: The unabbreviated term.
Notes
  • NBE is an abbreviation. In standard prose, "north by east" is preferred.
  • It represents a very precise 11.25-degree arc on the compass rose. The sequence of points clockwise from north is: N, NBE, NNE, NEbn, NE, NEbE, ENE, EbN, E.
Noun
  1. the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north