grivation

grivation
The angle, at any point on the surface of the Earth, between grid north and magnetic north.

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  • grivation — magnetinis koordinatinio tinklo kampas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Kampas tarp koordinatinio tinklo krypties į šiaurę ir magnetinės krypties į šiaurę. Šis kampas yra matuojamas į rytus ar vakarus nuo koordinatinio tinklo šiaurinės pusės.… …   NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • grivation — See grid magnetic angle …   Military dictionary

  • grivation — /gri vay sheuhn, gruy /, n. See grid variation. [GRI(D) + V(ARI)ATION] * * * …   Universalium

  • grivation — The angular difference between grid north and magnetic north. It is measured east or west from grid north and is also called grid variation and grid magnetic angle. See grid variation …   Aviation dictionary

  • grivation — gri·va·tion …   English syllables

  • grivation — /grəˈveɪʃən/ (say gruh vayshuhn) noun → grid magnetic angle. {gri(d) + v(ari)ation} …  

  • grivation — grə̇ˈvāshən, grīˈv noun ( s) Etymology: grid variation : the angle between north as indicated by a grid on a map and magnetic north at any point used especially in aerial navigation * * * /gri vay sheuhn, gruy /, n. See …   Useful english dictionary

  • isogriv — ˌgriv noun ( s) Etymology: is + griv (from grivation) : a line on a map or chart connecting points of equal grivation * * * /uy seuh griv/, n. a line on a map or chart connecting points of uniform grid variation. [ISO + GRIV(ATION)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • grid magnetic angle — Angular difference in direction between grid north and magnetic north. It is measured east or west from grid north. Also called grid variation; grivation …   Military dictionary

  • Magnetic declination — Example of magnetic declination showing a compass needle with a positive (or easterly ) variation from geographic north. Magnetic declination is the angle between magnetic north (the direction the north end of a compass needle points) and true… …   Wikipedia

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