aclinic line

[ ey-klin-ik ]

noun

1. an imaginary line on the surface of the earth, close and approximately parallel to the equator, connecting all those points over which a magnetic needle shows no inclination from the horizontal.

aclinic line

/ əˈklɪnɪk /

noun

1. another name for magnetic equator

Word History and Origins

Origin of aclinic line¹

1840–50; < Greek aklin ( ḗs ) not bending ( a- a- ⁶ + klin-, variant stem of klī́nein to bend) + -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of aclinic line¹

C19: aclinic , from Greek aklinēs not bending, from a- ¹+ klinein to bend, lean

Example Sentences

Aclinic Line, the magnetic equator, along which the needle always remains horizontal.

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