| true north | |
| —n | |
| Compare magnetic north Also called: geographic north the direction from any point along a meridian towards the North Pole | |
| Main Entry: | true north |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the direction of the geographical North Pole from a given point |
| Example: | True north corresponds to the North Pole and magnetic north corresponds to the north magnetic pole. |
| true north
See geographic north. |