MAGNETIC EQUATOR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

aclinic line; magnetic equator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

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

line (a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)

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