Nov 15, 2021 18:12
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Spanish term
el norte
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
Panama
A chart showing large-scale plans for electrical power equipment installation, a note reads "EL NORTE UTILIZADO ES VERDADERO"
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Jennifer Levey
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| 3 +1 | true north |
Jane Martin
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8 mins
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Specializes in field
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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Spanish term (edited):
norte verdadero
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true north
As distinct from magnetic north (norte magnético).
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true north
True north is used as opposed to magnetic north.
norte verdadero: Dirección que indica el polo norte desde un punto determinado.
https://www.parro.com.ar/definicion-de-norte verdadero
In construction drawing we generally use a compass which always indicate magnetic North - not the true or geographic North. A little deviation (angular) between true and magnetic North does not matter in most of the constructions.
But imagine the construction of a port, air strip, railway lines that runs for some hundred/thousand kms which require precision alignment of its position and direction, we have to use true North direction as our earth's magnetic field orientation or magnetic North always changes with time. Similarly a topographical map also contains true North.
https://www.quora.com/Which-north-is-usually-marked-on-const...
norte verdadero: Dirección que indica el polo norte desde un punto determinado.
https://www.parro.com.ar/definicion-de-norte verdadero
In construction drawing we generally use a compass which always indicate magnetic North - not the true or geographic North. A little deviation (angular) between true and magnetic North does not matter in most of the constructions.
But imagine the construction of a port, air strip, railway lines that runs for some hundred/thousand kms which require precision alignment of its position and direction, we have to use true North direction as our earth's magnetic field orientation or magnetic North always changes with time. Similarly a topographical map also contains true North.
https://www.quora.com/Which-north-is-usually-marked-on-const...
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