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magnetic north
noun
- north as indicated by a magnetic compass, differing in most places from true north.
magnetic north
noun
- the direction in which a compass needle points, at an angle (the declination) from the direction of true (geographic) north
magnetic north
- The direction toward which the north-seeking arrow of a compass points.
- ◆ The magnetic north pole is the northern pole of the Earth's magnetic field and changes slightly in response to variations in the Earth's magnetism. The current magnetic north pole is located in the Arctic Islands of Canada.
- Compare geographic north
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But, like so many happenings on Earth, these poles are never exactly in the same place and tend to gently shift so that what we picture as the north pole on a map is likely slightly different from where the magnetic north truly is.
The variation from the magnetic north is shown on the ground plan, which was made in December, 1890.
Her perception of the invisible was as sensitive as the needle of a compass to the thrill of the magnetic north.
The main building is built in the form of a cross, with its chief front to the magnetic north.
Even the compass needle doesn't point the true north, but only the magnetic north.
The tendency of the loadstone to point towards the magnetic north and south.
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