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1. (n.) aclinic line
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.
Etymology: (1840–50; < Gk aklin(ēs) not bending + -ic)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) aclinic line, magnetic equator
an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. aclinic line
the magnetic equator, along which the needle always remains horizontal.
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. aclinic line
A terrestrial element; the locus on the earth's surface of no inclination of the magnetic needle; the magnetic equator. (See Magnetic Elements.)
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