真しん北ぽく

noun

true north; geodetic north

Technical term in geography and navigation; contrasts with 磁北 (magnetic north).

See also: 真北 (まきた) · 磁北 (じほく)

• 地ち図ずの真しん北ぽくは磁じ北ほくと少すこしずれている。

  True north on the map is slightly offset from magnetic north.