Dictionary - Definition of DECLINATION OF THE COMPASS


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. The horizontal angle which the magnetic needle makes with the true north-and-south line.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. The horizontal angle which the magnetic needle makes with the true north-and-south line.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Common Expressions: DECLINATION OF THE COMPASS

Expressions	Definition
Declination of the compass	The horizontal angle which the magnetic needle makes with the true north-and-south line. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top