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declinometer

dec·li·nom·e·ter [ dèklə nómmətər ] (plural dec·li·nom·e·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
instrument measuring magnetic/true north difference: an instrument that measures the difference between magnetic north or south and true north or south at a specific point on the Earth's surface

[Mid-19th century. <declination]
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