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Definition of Magnetic North
1. Noun. The direction in which a compass needle points.
Definition of Magnetic North
1. Noun. (geography) At a given point, the direction in which the magnetic North Pole of the Earth lies. ¹
2. Noun. At a given point on Earth's surface, the direction of Earth's magnetic field, i.e. the direction into which the compass needle of a magnetic compass points. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Magnetic North
Literary usage of Magnetic North
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1902)
"This point is called the magnetic north pole of the Earth. If, on the contrary,
these expeditions had taken the direction indicated by the south end of the ..."
2. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by James Clerk Maxwell (1904)
"In speaking of a field of magnetic force we shall use the phrase Magnetic North
to indicate the direction in which the north end of a compass needle would ..."
3. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"327, A, that true north is 15° to th6 east of magnetic north (and therefore that
true east is 15° south of magnetic east, etc.); the true bearing is then ..."
4. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"It is called the magnetic north pole, and is situated in the north of Canada in
97 W. long., and 704° N. lat. There is also a magnetic south pole, ..."
5. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"Pole, Magnetic, North That pole of a magnetic needle which points approximately
to the earth's geographical nonh. The north-seeking pole of a magnetic ..."
6. Plane Surveying: A Text-book and Pocket Manual by John Clayton Tracy (1907)
"If, therefore, the magnetic north-and-south line is taken as the reference-line
for a survey, the azimuth of any line may b*e roughly checked by ..."
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