"variation compass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: variation compasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} variation compass (plural variation compasses)
  1. (historical) A compass which can be adjusted so it doesn't only point to magnetic north, but to true north, depending on the variation in the geographical religion. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-variation_compass-en-noun-Cz3YYpUp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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