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aclinic
aclinic (əˈklɪnɪk) adj (General Physics) not leaning or inclining; unbending[C19: from Greek aklinēs not bending, from a-1 + klinein to bend, lean]Translationsaclinic
aclinic[a′klin·ik] (geophysics) Referring to a situation where a freely suspended magnetic needle remains in a horizontal position. aclinicThe line through those points on the earth's surface at which the magnetic dip is zero. The aclinic line is a particular case of an isoclinic line. On this line, a magnetic needle balances horizontally without dipping (i.e., the angle of dip is zero). Also called dip equator, magnetic equator, or aclinic line.ThesaurusSeemagnetic equator |