magnetic variation

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

declinació magnètica

Sinònims

magnetic declination

variation

declination

variation of compass

geomagnetic declination

Traduccions

déclinaison magnétique

انحراف

الحدور أو الانحراف المغناطيسي

انحدار

variation

déclinaison magnétique terrestre

declinação magnética

ميل

declinación magnética