| Definition of 'magnetic equator' |
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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| Definition of 'magnetic equator' |
The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. magnetic equator
A locus of the earth's surface where the magnet has no tendency to dip. It is, approximately speaking, a line equally distant from the magnetic poles, and is called also the aclinic line. It is not a great circle of the earth.
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| Definition of 'magnetic equator' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. magnetic equator
A line drawn on a map or chart connecting all points at which the magnetic inclination (dip) is zero for a specified epoch. Also called aclinic line.
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