Variation of the needle
| (Geog. & Naut.) | the angle included between the true and magnetic meridians of a place; the deviation of the direction of a magnetic needle from the true north and south line; - called also declination of the needle. |
See also: Variation
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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