Angle of declination

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the angle made by a descending line, or plane, with a horizontal plane.

See also: Declination

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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KEY WORDS: Talus, angle of inclination, angle of declination, club foot
Morphometric analyses of human dry tali of South Indian origin
When a compass is used, it is important to record if magnetic north was used and if it was corrected for the angle of declination. The angle of declination is the angular difference between true north and magnetic north.
Chapter 9 Traverse surveys
These screens feature multiple slopes on which the angle of declination reduces progressively toward the discharge end.
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