Fol"low*ing , a.
1. Next after; succeeding; ensuing;
as, the assembly was held on the
following day.
2. (Astron.)
(In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation); as, a small star,
north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding.
&fist; The four principal directions in the field
of a telescope are north, south, following, preceding.
Fol"low*ing (?), n.
1. One's
followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively. Macaulay.
2. Vocation; business; profession.
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