单词 | aclinic line |
释义 | aclinic line[ ey-klin-ik ] / eɪˈklɪn ɪk / nounan imaginary line on the surface of the earth, close and approximately parallel to the equator, connecting all those points over which a magnetic needle shows no inclination from the horizontal. Also called magnetic equator. Origin of aclinic line1840–50; <Greek aklin(ḗs) not bending (a-a-6 + klin-, variant stem of klī́nein to bend) + -ic Words nearby aclinic lineACL, aclasis, aclastic, acle, acleistocardia, aclinic line, closed book, a, A.C.L.S., ACLU, ACM, acme Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for aclinic lineaclinic line / (əˈklɪnɪk) / nounanother name for magnetic equator Word Origin for aclinic lineC19: aclinic, from Greek aklinēs not bending, from a- 1 + klinein to bend, lean Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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