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Magnetic declination
noun
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Noun
- 1 The horizontal angle between magnetic north and true north at a given place. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north wordnet
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