True-north
noun, Navigation, Surveying.
1.
the direction of the north pole from a given point.
noun
1.
the direction from any point along a meridian towards the North Pole Also called geographic north Compare magnetic north
noun
the direction of the geographical North Pole from a given point
Examples
True north corresponds to the North Pole and magnetic north corresponds to the north magnetic pole.
true north
See geographic north.
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