magnetic variation

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (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.
2. (countable, uncountable) In cartography, the annual change in direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field.

Sinonieme

magnetic declination

variation

declination

variation of compass

geomagnetic declination

Vertalings

déclinaison magnétique

انحراف

الحدور أو الانحراف المغناطيسي

انحدار

declinació magnètica

variation

déclinaison magnétique terrestre

declinação magnética

ميل

declinación magnética