magnetic inclination


  1. The angle that a magnetic needle makes with the horizontal plane at any specific location. The magnetic inclination is 0° at the magnetic equator and 90° at each of the magnetic poles. Also called dip magnetic dip Compare magnetic declination.

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How to use magnetic inclination in a sentence

  • Besides his dip-circle, Norman also devised a simple and very apt illustration of magnetic inclination.

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