A dipping compass; a dipping needle. Cf. inclination, n. 9b.
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释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > bit of magnetized steel as direction indicator > instrument with dipping-needle (3) inclinatorium1801 A dipping compass; a dipping needle. Cf. inclination, n. 9b. dip-circle1876 a dipping-needle having a vertical graduated circle for measuring the amount of the dip. dip compass1897 = dipping-compass at dipping-needle, n. |
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