compass deflection
compass deflection · compass deflections
The difference, expressed in degrees, between the direction a magnetic compass needle…The difference, expressed in degrees, between the direction a magnetic compass needle points and true or astronomical north; magnetic declination.
Meaning
2 sensesThe difference, expressed in degrees, between the direction a magnetic compass needle points and true or astronomical north; magnetic declination.
Differences, expressed in degrees, between magnetic north directions and the direction a magnetic compass points, owing to local magnetic interferences; magnetic deviation.
Forms
plural: compass deflections| Singular | compass deflection |
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