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grivation

grivation noun: the angle, at any point on the surface of the Earth, between grid north and magnetic north.

Noun

grivation (plural grivations)

  1. The angle, at any point on the surface of the Earth, between grid north and magnetic north.

Forms of grivation

pluralgrivations

Origin of grivation

Contraction of grid (magnetic) variation.

Questions about grivation

What does grivation mean?
Grivation means the angle, at any point on the surface of the Earth, between grid north and magnetic north.
What part of speech is grivation?
Grivation is a noun.
What is the plural of grivation?
The plural of grivation is grivations.

Words near grivation in the dictionary

  1. Gritton
  2. Grittons
  3. gritty
  4. Gritz
  5. Gritzes
  6. grivation
  7. grivations
  8. grivet
  9. grivets
  10. Grivița
  11. grivna

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