aclinic line

a·clin·ic line

A0059100 (ā-klĭn′ĭk)n. See magnetic equator.

[From Greek aklinēs, not inclining to either side : a-, not; see a-¹ + klīnein, to lean; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

aclinic line

n (General Physics) another name for magnetic equator

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(eɪˈklɪn ɪk)
n. an 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. [1840–50; < Greek aklin(ḗs) not bending + -ic]

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Noun

aclinic line - an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dipmagnetic equatorline - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

aclinic line

[a′klin·ik ′līn] (geophysics) magnetic equator

aclinic

The 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.

magnetic equator

A line drawn on a map or a chart connecting all points at which the magnetic inclination, or magnetic dip, is zero. A magnetic needle at these places balances horizontally without dipping. Also called an aclinic line

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noun an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip

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