"magnetic variation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: magnetic variations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} magnetic variation (countable and uncountable, plural magnetic variations)
  1. (military, nautical, navigation) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military, Nautical, Navigation Related terms: magnetic declination Translations (nautical term): variaatio (Finnish), variație magnetică [feminine] (Romanian), balniing kaaligan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-magnetic_variation-en-noun-Omk~AzfD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 88 12 Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war Disambiguation of 'nautical term': 100 0
  2. (cartography) In cartography, the annual change in direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cartography
    Sense id: en-magnetic_variation-en-noun-fVP39wVh Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences

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