magnetic variation

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Noun magnetic variation has 1 sense

magnetic declination, magnetic variation, variation - the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
--₁ is a kind of angle

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Magnetic Variation

Noun: The angle between the direction of true north and the direction of magnetic north, caused by the varying positions of the Earth's magnetic poles.

Example Sentence: The pilot had to adjust their compass heading to account for the magnetic variation in order to stay on course.

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