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ADJUSTMENT OF COMPASS

\ɐd͡ʒˈʌstmənt ɒv kˈʌmpəs], \ɐd‍ʒˈʌstmənt ɒv kˈʌmpəs], \ɐ_dʒ_ˈʌ_s_t_m_ə_n_t ɒ_v k_ˈʌ_m_p_ə_s]\

Definitions of ADJUSTMENT OF COMPASS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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Compensation, i.e. the correction, by observation, of the error in the deflexion of the needle caused by the attraction of the ship, or of objects in her.
The rearranging of deranged parts of it.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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