magnetic declination

1. 1.

   the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

   Synonymsmagnetic variationvariation

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Questions about magnetic declination

What does magnetic declination mean?

magnetic declination means "the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north".

What is another word for magnetic declination?

Close synonyms include magnetic variation, variation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is magnetic declination a common word?