declinometern.
/dɛklɪˈnɒmɪtə/ Magnetism.
1. Magnetism. An instrument for measuring the variation of the magnetic needle.
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1858 in P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products
1866 R. M. Ferguson Electricity 19 Instruments for determining magnetic declination are called declination needles or declinometers.
1881 J. C. Maxwell Treat. Electr. & Magnetism (ed. 2) II. 112 The declinometer gives the declination at every instant.
2. Astronomy. An instrument for observing and registering declination.
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1883 D. Gill in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 255 Bond's mica declinometer.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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