magnetic north
noun[U]
uk/mæɡˌnet.ɪk ˈnɔːθ/us/mæɡˌnet̬.ɪk ˈnɔːrθ/thedirectiontowardsnorththat theneedleof acompassshows:
磁北There is adifferencebetweenmagneticnorthandtruenorth.磁北和真北不同。
Acompassneedlealwayspointstomagneticnorth.指南针总是指向磁北。
- Hold asteelbaruntil itpointstowards themagneticnorth.
- Thecompassneedleisdeflectedfrommagneticnorthbyinfluencesin theaircraft.
- In Seattle,magneticnorthis about 21degreesto theeast.
Points of the compass
- cardinal point
- compass reading
- compass rose
- E, e
- easterly
- eastern
- geomagnetic pole
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- northwestward
- southeastern
- southern
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
- westernmost