true north

noun

, Navigation, Surveying.

1. the direction of the north pole from a given point.

true north

noun

1. the direction from any point along a meridian towards the North Pole Also calledgeographic north Compare magnetic north

true north

1. See geographic north

Example Sentences

An internal Independent Women’s network fundraising document for the 2024 campaign obtained by True North Research says the group will “debunk the fear-mongering” on abortion.

From Slate

On this week’s Amicus podcast, Dahlia Lithwick spoke with Lisa Graves, founder and executive director of True North Research, to try to shine a light on an obscure group that works hand in glove with Leo and dark-money interests to stymie democracy and roll back environmental protections, civil rights, reproductive rights, and other freedoms for the very citizens they are elected to serve.

From Slate

And building an audience presents a different challenge on each platform; for example, Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram encourage creators to pay to target their content to particular types of viewers, while building an audience on TikTok is more organic, said Kellis Landrum, co-founder of Los Angeles marketing agency True North Social.

From Los Angeles Times

They must be overlaid with aerial imagery and gridded coordinates, “oriented true north” and “contain site-specific labeling” for rooms, doors, hallways, stairwells, utility locations, hazards, key boxes, trauma kits and automated external defibrillators.

From Seattle Times

The hade is essentially the tilt of the sample, while the azimuth is the absolute direction the sample is pointing relative to true north.

From Science Daily