magnetic variation
magnetic variation · magnetic variations
изменение, вариант, вариация
Variation, Veränderung, Variante
In navigation, at a given place and time, the horizontal angle between the true north…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.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
(countable, uncountable)In cartography, the annual change in direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field.
Forms
plural: magnetic variations| Singular | magnetic variation |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north:magnetic declinationvariation
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmagnetic declination
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable