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PRONUNCIATION OF MAGNETIC DECLINATION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAGNETIC DECLINATION

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Magnetic declination is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MAGNETIC DECLINATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

magnetic declination

Magnetic declination

Magnetic declination or magnetic variation is the angle on the horizontal plane between magnetic north and true north. This angle varies depending on one's position on the Earth's surface, and over time. Somewhat more formally, Bowditch defines variation as “the angle between the magnetic and geographic meridians at any place, expressed in degrees and minutes east or west to indicate the direction of magnetic north from true north. The angle between magnetic and grid meridians is called grid magnetic angle, grid variation, or grivation.” By convention the declination is positive when magnetic north is east of true north, and negative when it is to the west. Isogonic lines are lines on the Earth's surface along which the declination has the same constant value, and lines along which the declination is zero are called agonic lines. The lowercase Greek letter δ is frequently used as the symbol for magnetic declination.

Definition of magnetic declination in the English dictionary

The definition of magnetic declination in the dictionary is 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.

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Synonyms and antonyms of magnetic declination in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «magnetic declination» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAGNETIC DECLINATION

Find out the translation of magnetic declination to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of magnetic declination from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «magnetic declination» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

磁偏角
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

declinación magnética
570 millions of speakers

English

magnetic declination
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चुंबकीय अस्वीकृति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانحراف المغناطيسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

магнитное склонение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

declinação magnética
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চৌম্বক পতন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déclinaison magnétique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Deklinasi magnet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

magnetische Deklination
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

磁気偏角
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자기 편각
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Declination magnet
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

chối từ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காந்த வீச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चुंबकीय वाकणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Manyetik kopuş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

declinazione magnetica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

deklinacja magnetyczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

магнітне схилення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

declinație magnetică
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μαγνητική απόκλιση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

magnetiese deklinasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

magnetisk deklination
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

magnetisk deklinasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of magnetic declination

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAGNETIC DECLINATION»

The term «magnetic declination» is normally little used and occupies the 121.250 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about magnetic declination

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAGNETIC DECLINATION»

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Magnetic Declination
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Richard Urquhart Goode, 2012
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Magnetic Declination in the United States
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. DISTRIBUTION OF THE MAGNETIC DECLINATION. 5 REDUCTION TO EPOCH. The great majority of the results utilized have been obtained in the past 12 years and very few refer to an earlier date than 1870 ...
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1911
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Terrestrial Magnetism. Distribution of the Magnetic ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
U. S. Coast And Geodetic Survey, 2013
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Directional Drilling
Tom Inglis. The results from a magnetic single shot picture must be corrected for magnetic declination. This is the difference in angle between Magnetic North and True North. All survey results should be reported as true bearings. The amount ...
Tom Inglis, 1988
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Fundamentals of Search and Rescue
Magnetic Declination for the U.S. 2004 120°W 1 1 oew 100°W 9o=w so w 1o=w soon - ---— ... Boulder, Colorado (|AGAl' D'v's'°n V http://vwvw.ngdc.noaa.gov Figure 10-33 Approximate magnetic declination in the United States in 2004.
Donald C. Cooper, 2005
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The earthÆs magnetic field : its history, origin, and ...
1.2 Declination, Inclination and Secular Variation The first observation of magnetic declination appears to have been made in China by the Buddhist astronomer I-Hsing about A.D. 720 (Needham, 1962). However, knowledge of declination did ...
McElhinny, 1984
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The Ore Deposits of Northeastern Washington
(Magnetic declination, 21° 02' E.) M. Burn's mail box, eastside of road. (Magnetic declination, 21° 30' E.). Falrview; 1 mile west of; road crossing on track of Oregon -Washington R. R. & Navigation Co., 33 feet west to center of track. (Magnetic ...
Howland Bancroft, Waldemar Lindgren, 1914
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West Virginia Geological Survey Vol. I Magnetic Declination
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Goode Richard Urquhart, 2009
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Surveying
True bearing = magnetic bearing magnetic declination E/W True bearing of sun at noon is 360°. Declination = true bearing – magnetic bearing = 360° – 356° = 4° As the declination is positive, it is eastwards. Hence, magnetic declination is 4° ...
S. K. Duggal, 2013
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Dayhiking
To take this into consideration, we use magnetic declination. Magnetic declination just represents the difference between magnetic north and true north. Fortunately, it's fairly easy to correct for this variance by simply applying the magnetic ...
Eric Wolfe

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAGNETIC DECLINATION»

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Ask GGW: Why is the street grid lopsided east of Georgia Ave NW?
However, in 1860, the magnetic declination was only about 2 degrees west of north. The historic declination matches the tilt of the streets of ... «Greater Greater Washington, Jul 15»
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Blue Marble Releases GeoCalc SDK v7.1 with Tool for Creating …
This release features support for creating custom vertical transformation grid formats, added support for Magnetic Declination, and new ... «DirectionsMag.com, Mar 15»
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Sylva man reflects on televised Alaskan survival experience, the …
Since 1950, glaciers have receded, exposing unmapped terrain underneath, and the magnetic declination — the difference between magnetic ... «Smoky Mountain News, Jan 15»
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How To Use A Map And Compass
Magnetic Declination: The difference in angle between magnetic north (where your compass points) and the place where Santa Claus lives. «Gizmodo Australia, Jan 15»
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Product Review: Javad Triumph-LS
... and is automatically corrected for magnetic declination and for grid convergence when applicable. Point averaging is extraordinarily robust. «Amerisurv, Jan 15»
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Drifting pole nudges Fairbanks closer to magnetic north
A map from the World Magnetic Model shows the magnetic declination, the difference between magnetic and geographic north. The red ... «Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Dec 14»
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Transform with Magnetic North or Make Your Own Geoid with …
Other features include added support for Magnetic Declination. This allows users the option to enable Magnetic Declination under Preferences ... «DirectionsMag.com, Dec 14»
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Wind and ocean current terms can set your head spinning
Magnetic declination is the angle between magnetic north and true north. At this time, the magnetic variance along the Central Coast is around ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Oct 14»
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Discoveries: Tilting reality in Oregon
... like “obliquity of the ecliptic” and “magnetic declination,” while you nod like a bobble-headed doll because you don't want to appear stupid. «Sacramento Bee, Aug 14»
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The Truth About The Bermuda Triangle
Dealing with magnetic declination is really just “Navigation by Compass” 101 and nothing to be concerned about, nor anything that would ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jan 14»

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