declinometer

• Instrumento utilizado para medir la declinación magnética, es decir, el ángulo entre el norte magnético y el norte verdadero.

An instrument used to measure magnetic declination, which is the angle between magnetic north and true north.

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   An instrument used to measure the angle between magnetic north and true north at a specific location.

   Declinómetro

   • The geologist used a declinometer to map the local magnetic field.
   • Modern declinometers are often integrated with other surveying tools.
   • The declinometer reading showed a declination of 10 degrees west.