magnetic variation

3 definitions found

magnetic variation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  magnetic declination \magnetic declination\ n.
     The angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north
     and true north; called also magnetic variation.
     [WordNet 1.5]

  magnetic variation \magnetic variation\ n.
     Same as magnetic declination.
     [WordNet 1.5]

magnetic variation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  magnetic variation
      n 1: the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north
           and true north [syn: magnetic declination, magnetic variation
           , variation]