MAGNETIC DIP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

Synonyms:

angle of dip; dip; inclination; magnetic dip; magnetic inclination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("magnetic dip" is a kind of...):

angle (the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

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