Magnetic variation (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

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Meaning:

The angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

Synonyms:

magnetic declination; magnetic variation; variation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("magnetic variation" is a kind of...):

angle (the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians)

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