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单词 true north
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true north
true north n. north as determined by the earth's axis of rotation (as opposed to magnetic north).
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1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. aiiijv Of the Variacion of the Compas, from true Northe.
1773 J. Draper Navigator's Veni-mecum 21 In most places there is a sensible deviation from true north.
2009 Financial Times 20 May 15/4 Grid north depends on the map one is using; it differs from true north, defined as the direction towards the geographic north pole.
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