magnetic dip
11Dip of a stratum — Dip Dip, n. 1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. The dip of oars in unison. Glover. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch. [1913 Webster] 3. a hollow or depression in a …
12Dip of the horizon — Dip Dip, n. 1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. The dip of oars in unison. Glover. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch. [1913 Webster] 3. a hollow or depression in a …
13Dip of the needle — Dip Dip, n. 1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. The dip of oars in unison. Glover. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch. [1913 Webster] 3. a hollow or depression in a …
14dip-circle — dipˈ circle or dippˈing needle noun An instrument for determining magnetic dip • • • Main Entry: ↑dip …
15magnetic inclination — n. Same as {magnetic dip}. [WordNet 1.5] …
16Dip circle — Beside James Clark Ross is a dip circle designed by Robert Were Fox, and used by Ross to discover the magnetic south pole. Dip circles are used to measure the angle between the horizon and the Earth s magnetic field (the dip angle). They were… …
17dip — dip1 dippable, adj., n. /dip/, v., dipped or (Archaic) dipt; dipping; n. v.t. 1. to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush… …
18dip — i. The angle between the local horizon and the lines of force of the terrestrial magnetic field. Its value is maximum near the poles. Also called a magnetic dip, magnetic latitude, or magnetic inclination. ii. The angle between a magnetic compass …
19dip needle — noun 1. or dipping needle : a magnetic needle pivoted to rotate in the vertical plane of the magnetic meridian with its rotation axis through its center of gravity so that it points in the direction of the earth s magnetic intensity 2. : an… …
20magnetic latitude — An angular distance north or south of the magnetic equator. If a magnet is freely suspended, the angle between the horizontal and the angle of inclination of the magnet that is influenced only by the earth’s magnetic field will indicate the… …
