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magnetic declinations

magnetic declinations is the plural of magnetic declination.

Meaning of magnetic declination

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

Questions about magnetic declinations

What is magnetic declinations the plural of?
Magnetic declinations is the plural of magnetic declination.

Words near magnetic declinations in the dictionary

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

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