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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•clin′ic line′ (ā klin′ik),USA pronunciation - Geographyan 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.
- Greek aklin(é̄s) not bending (a- a-6 + klin-, variant stem of klí̄nein to bend) + -ic
- 1840–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: aclinic line /əˈklɪnɪk/ n - another name for magnetic equator
Etymology: 19th Century: aclinic, from Greek aklinēs not bending, from a-1 + klinein to bend, lean |