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In navigation, at a given place and time, the horizontal angle between the true north and magnetic north measured east or west according to whether magnetic north lies east or west of true north.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: navigation
Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
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In cartography, the annual change in direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences
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the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: magnetic declination, variation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: angle
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Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
variaatio
— nautical term
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Romanian:
variație magnetică
— nautical term
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Tagalog:
balniing kaaligan
— nautical term
