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magnetic declination

magnetic declination noun: the horizontal angle between magnetic north and true north at a given place.

magnetic declination: the horizontal angle between magnetic north and true north at a given place
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Noun

magnetic declination (countable and uncountable, plural magnetic declinations)

  1. The horizontal angle between magnetic north and true north at a given place.
    • In the Ste Genevieve District, magnetic declination varies significantly within short distances due to iron-rich bedrock, and this might account for magnetic declinations varying from five to ten degrees east in Soulard's surveys.2002, Walter A. Schroeder, Opening the Ozarks: A Historical Geography of Missouri's Ste. Genevieve District 1760-1830, footnote, page 159
    • By the 17th century several instruments had been designed to measure the magnetic declination.2002, Michael Windelspecht, Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries of the 17th Century, page 149

magnetic declination meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

magnetic declination in Tamil

காந்த இறக்கம், காந்த விலக்கம், காந்தச்சரிவு, காந்தப்புல வீழ்ச்சி

magnetic declination in Vietnamese

angle between magnetic and geographic meridians
từ thiên

Forms of magnetic declination

pluralmagnetic declinations

Questions about magnetic declination

What does magnetic declination mean?
Magnetic declination means the horizontal angle between magnetic north and true north at a given place.
What is magnetic declination in Tamil?
Magnetic declination in Tamil is காந்த இறக்கம், காந்த விலக்கம், காந்தச்சரிவு. See Magnetic declination meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is magnetic declination?
Magnetic declination is a noun.
What is the plural of magnetic declination?
The plural of magnetic declination is magnetic declinations.

Words near magnetic declination in the dictionary

  1. magnetic compasses
  2. magnetic core memories
  3. magnetic core memory
  4. magnetic crochet
  5. magnetic crochets
  6. magnetic declination
  7. magnetic declinations
  8. magnetic deviation
  9. magnetic deviations
  10. magnetic dip
  11. magnetic dips

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