magnetic meridian

noun

1. a line on the earth's surface, passing in the direction of the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field.

magnetic meridian

noun

1. a continuous imaginary line around the surface of the earth passing through both magnetic poles

magnetic meridian

1. An imaginary reference line passing through both geomagnetic poles of the Earth, used in models and maps of the Earth's magnetic field.

Example Sentences

This direction, which the meteor must have followed, is exactly that of the magnetic meridian, which is a remarkable result.

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The dip was on the increase 89 degrees 25' and the declination swung to 40 degrees east of the magnetic meridian.

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Dr. Hooke, 1684, remarked that steel or iron was magnetized when heated to redness and placed in the magnetic meridian.

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We wished to avoid the tsetse of our former path, so kept a course on the magnetic meridian from Lurilopepe.

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The vertical plane passing through the longitudinal axis of such a needle is known as the magnetic meridian.

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