magnetic variation

mag·net·ic var·i·a·tion

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Definitions of magnetic variation words

noun magnetic variation variation (def 8). 1
noun magnetic variation (military, nautical, navigation) 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. 0
noun magnetic variation (cartography) In cartography, the annual change in direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field. 0

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