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true north

(Physical Geography) the direction from any point along a meridian towards the North Pole. Also called: geographic north Compare magnetic north

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

true′ north′

the direction of the north pole from a given point.

true north

See geographic north.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

true north

- North according to the earth's axis, not magnetic north.

true north

The direction from an observer's position to the geographic North Pole. The north direction of any geographic meridian.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Translations

fedele nord geografico

true north

n → nord m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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