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compass error

compass error noun: the combination of variation and deviation which is the horizontal angle between the direction indicated by a magnetic compass and true north.

Noun

compass error (plural compass errors)

  1. The combination of variation and deviation which is the horizontal angle between the direction indicated by a magnetic compass and true north.

compass error meaning in Tamil

compass error in Tamil

திசைகாட்டிப் பிழை

Forms of compass error

pluralcompass errors

Questions about compass error

What does compass error mean?
Compass error means the combination of variation and deviation which is the horizontal angle between the direction indicated by a magnetic compass and true north.
What is compass error in Tamil?
Compass error in Tamil is திசைகாட்டிப் பிழை. See Compass error meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is compass error?
Compass error is a noun.
What is the plural of compass error?
The plural of compass error is compass errors.

Words near compass error in the dictionary

  1. compass cards
  2. compass deflection
  3. compass deflections
  4. compass dial
  5. compass dials
  6. compass error
  7. compass errors
  8. compass jellyfish
  9. compass jellyfishes
  10. compass needle
  11. compass needles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: compass error (page history and authors); compass error (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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