compass deviation
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compass deviation — deviation (def. 4) … Useful english dictionary
compass deviation card — a card, sheet, or the like, with two compass roses printed on it concentrically, for recording, on a given voyage, the amount of deviation for which the navigator must compensate in using the ship s compass to steer a magnetic course. * * * … Universalium
compass deviation card — a card, sheet, or the like, with two compass roses printed on it concentrically, for recording, on a given voyage, the amount of deviation for which the navigator must compensate in using the ship s compass to steer a magnetic course … Useful english dictionary
Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass … Wikipedia
compass correction card — A small card placed in the cockpit to show the compass deviation for each heading. The card reads the courses to be steered in lieu of the required headings. Also called a deviation card … Aviation dictionary
Deviation of the compass — deviation de vi*a tion, n. [LL. deviatio: cf. F. d[ e]viation.] 1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deviation — de vi*a tion, n. [LL. deviatio: cf. F. d[ e]viation.] 1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty. [1913 Webster] 2. The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deviation of a falling body — deviation de vi*a tion, n. [LL. deviatio: cf. F. d[ e]viation.] 1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deviation of the line of the vertical — deviation de vi*a tion, n. [LL. deviatio: cf. F. d[ e]viation.] 1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deviation of the compass — Departure of the mariner s compass from the magnetic meridian, owing to the ship s magnetism or other local causes • • • Main Entry: ↑deviate … Useful english dictionary
