magnetic local time

noun

A parameter measuring the time at a location on the surface of the Earth based on the Earth's magnetic field, often used to describe a position in near-earth space.

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Meanings

nounmagnetic local time (countable and uncountable, plural magnetic local times)

plural magnetic local times

  1. countableuncountableastronomyA parameter measuring the time at a location on the surface of the Earth based on the Earth's magnetic field, often used to describe a position in near-earth space.
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