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Magnetic north Moderate

Magnetic north has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the direction in which a compass needle points

2

At a given point, the direction in which the magnetic North Pole of the Earth lies.

3

At a given point on Earth's surface, the direction of Earth's magnetic field, i.e. the direction into which the compass needle of a magnetic compass points.

See Also
true north grid north variation magnetic dip compass omnibearing magnetic north pole magnetic field
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
direction
Rhyming Words
arth orth urth barth warth furth marth worth north forth berth fürth firth werth birth perth wirth kurth garth earth
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