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  • 21Isoclinic line — Isoclinic lines are lines connecting those parts where the inclination of the Earth s magnetic field is the same in amount. They are similar to isogonic lines. which are lines connecting points of equal magnetic declination. The line drawn… …

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  • 22equinoctial line — Equator E*qua tor, n. [L. aequator one who equalizes: cf. F. [ e]quateur equator. See {Equate}.] 1. (Geog.) The imaginary great circle on the earth s surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth s surface into… …

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  • 23Magnetic dip — Illustration of magnetic dip from Norman s book, The Newe Attractive Magnetic dip or magnetic inclination is the angle made by a compass needle with the horizontal at any point on the Earth s surface. Positive values of inclination indicate that… …

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  • 24магнитный экватор — Линия на поверхности земли, где магнитные силовые линии горизонтальны [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN magnetic equatoraclinic lineaclinic line …

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  • 25magnetic equator — noun an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip • Syn: ↑aclinic line • Hypernyms: ↑line …

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  • 26magnetic equator — n. An imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip, the dipping needle being horizontal; called also {aclinic line}. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 27magnetic 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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  • 28magneticequator — magnetic equator n. A line connecting all points on the earth s surface at which a magnetic needle balances horizontally without dipping. Also called aclinic line. * * * …

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  • 29magnetic equator — noun A line drawn on a map or chart connecting all points at which the magnetic inclination (dip) is zero for a specified epoch. Syn: aclinic line …

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  • 30magnetic equator — A line drawn on a map or a chart connecting all points at which the magnetic inclination, or magnetic dip, is zero. A magnetic needle at these places balances horizontally without dipping. Also called an aclinic line …

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