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magnetic deviation

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magnetic deviation [mag′ned·ik ‚dē·vē′ā·shən]
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The angle between the magnetic meridian and the axis of a compass card, expressed in degrees east or west to indicate in which direction the end of the compass card is offset from magnetic north.


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Magnetic deviation is the correction angle to add to compass reading to get true south.
 
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