| 单词 | local attraction |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslocal attraction local attraction n. magnetic attraction resulting from some nearby object rather than from the earth's magnetic field. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass > effect of iron on compass local attraction1774 deviation1819 1774 C. J. P. Mulgrave Voy. North Pole 109 The observations being taken..changing the places and the observers repeatedly, to try whether there was any error to be imputed to local attraction, or the different mode of observation by different persons. 1854 Brit. Patent 2652 (1855) 3 An instrument or apparatus..for determining the amount of magnetic aberration occasioned by local attraction in ships or vessels of every description. 2007 J. Sessions Forest Road Operations Tropics 150 Local attraction can be caused by a mineral deposit, a vehicle, or a mechanical pencil in a nearby shirt pocket. < as lemmas |
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