English Explanatory Dictionary

magnetic deviation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see magnetic, deviation.
  2. The difference in angle between magnetic north and the north shown by a compass at any given location and time, caused by interference from local magnetic fields.
  3. Magnetic declination.

Word forms

magnetic deviation magnetic deviations
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