| 单词 | variation of the variation |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvariation of the variation c. variation of the variation (see last quot.). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass > variation north-easting1555 variation of the compass, (lodestone,) or needle?a1560 norwesting1561 north-westing1571 variation1595 declination1625 magnetic variation1696 variation of the variation1706 magnetic declination1787 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Variation of the Variation, is so call'd, because the Variation of the Needle is not always the same in the same Place. 1839 H. M. Noad Course Eight Lect. 201 The variation of the variation, that is, the fact that the variation was not a constant quantity, but varied in different latitudes, was first noticed by the discoverer of America. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 710 Variation of the Variation, is the change in the declination of the needle observed at different times in the same place. < as lemmas |
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