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Meaning of magnetic variation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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.
    countable, uncountable
  2. In cartography, the annual change in direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi eranto variaatio
Română variație magnetică

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

magnetic-resonance imaging Magnetic-triped Magnetical Magnetically magneticalness magnetician

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