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| Expression | 1. A compass resembling the mariner's compass, but having the card divided into degrees instead of rhumbs, and having vertical sights; used for taking the magnetic azimuth of a heavenly body, in order to find, by comparison with the true azimuth, the variation of the needle.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: AZIMUTH COMPASS
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| Azimuth compass | A compass resembling the mariner's compass, but having the card divided into degrees instead of rhumbs, and having vertical sights; used for taking the magnetic azimuth of a heavenly body, in order to find, by comparison with the true azimuth, the variation of the needle. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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