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compass deflection

compass deflection noun: the difference, expressed in degrees, between the direction a magnetic compass needle points and true or astronomical north; magnetic declination.

Noun

compass deflection (plural compass deflections)

  1. The difference, expressed in degrees, between the direction a magnetic compass needle points and true or astronomical north; magnetic declination.
  2. Differences, expressed in degrees, between magnetic north directions and the direction a magnetic compass points, owing to local magnetic interferences; magnetic deviation.

Forms of compass deflection

pluralcompass deflections

Questions about compass deflection

What does compass deflection mean?
Compass deflection means the difference, expressed in degrees, between the direction a magnetic compass needle points and true or astronomical north; magnetic declination.
What part of speech is compass deflection?
Compass deflection is a noun.
What is the plural of compass deflection?
The plural of compass deflection is compass deflections.

Words near compass deflection in the dictionary

  1. compascuity
  2. compass
  3. compass cactus
  4. compass card
  5. compass cards
  6. compass deflection
  7. compass deflections
  8. compass dial
  9. compass dials
  10. compass error
  11. compass errors

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