magnetic declination

noun Navigation.

variation(def 8).

Words nearby magnetic declination

magnetic concentration, magnetic confinement, magnetic constant, magnetic core, magnetic course, magnetic declination, magnetic dip, magnetic dipole, magnetic dipole moment, magnetic disk, magnetic domain

British Dictionary definitions for magnetic declination

magnetic declination

noun

the angle that a compass needle makes with the direction of the geographical north pole at any given point on the earth's surface Also called: declination, magnetic variation

Scientific definitions for magnetic declination

magnetic declination

The horizontal angle between the true geographic North Pole and the magnetic north pole, as figured from a specific point on the Earth. Compare magnetic inclination.