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magnetic variation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
mag-net-ic -vari-a-tion
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

In cartography, the annual change in direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

magnetic variations (plural)

Phrases

magnetic declination

Frequently Paired Words

magnetic declination

Synonyms

magnetic declination variation

Questions

What does magnetic variation mean?
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.

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