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Meanings of magnetic variation in anglès
portuguès
declinação magnética català
declinació magnètica 
The angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north.
Usage of magnetic variation in anglès
1
It holds the magnetic variation steady during flight.
2
Spanish navigators affirm that on these coasts the magnetic variation differs extremely from that observed at sea.
3
On these charts he set down lines connecting those localities at which the magnetic variation was identical.
4
He took the "lay" of the place with a pocket-compass, allowing two seconds for magnetic variation.
5
One chest contained a sextant, a dipping-needle, an apparatus to determine the magnetic variation, a few thermometers, and Saussure's hygrometer.
6
We have the longitude and the latitude, corrected for magnetic variation, and this gives us the exact location of the tragedy.
7
Dovers made a long series of observations for longitude, latitude and magnetic variation, while Hoadley examined the rocks and took photographs.
8
By an azimuth of the sun's centre taken this morning, the magnetic variation was observed to be about 20 minutes west.
9
Navigators can cope with this because it's now easy to update the information about changes in the local magnetic variation from true North.
10
He had also traveled far and wide to measure magnetic variation, so he was well versed in longitude lore-andpersonally immersed in the quest.
11
Moreover, the magnetic variation is 18 degrees 3 degrees at Talcahuano April 23rd, the true meridian bearing to the right of the magnetic.
12
Let the magnetic variation be N. 15° W., and the observed bearings A 290, B 320, then the position stands as in Fig.
13
Extensive notes and observations by Newton on astronomy and magnetic variations on pp.
14
Magnetic variation 7 degrees 8 minutes 15 seconds East.
15
38, or, correcting for magnetic variation, as in Fig.
This collocation consists of:
Magnetic variation through the time