'magnetic north' definitions:
Definition of 'magnetic north'
(from WordNet)
noun
The direction in which a compass needle points [syn: north, magnetic north, compass north]
Definition of 'magnetic north'
From: GCIDE
- magnetic north \magnetic north\ n. The direction in which the north-pointing end of a compass needle points; at low latitudes it is close to geographic (true) north, but deviates substantially from true north as one nears the north pole.
- Syn: north, compass north. [WordNet 1.5]