agonic
[ ey-gon-ik ]
/ eɪˈgɒn ɪk /
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adjective Mathematics Now Rare.
not forming an angle.
Nearby words
agomphosis, agon, agonadal, agonal, agone, agonic, agonic line, agonist, agonistic, agonize, agonized
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Examples from the Web for agonic
Agonic line, line along which the needle points due north and south.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James WoodAt present the motion of the agonic line seems to be towards the west, but it is very slow.
To the east of the agonic line the declination is westerly, and to the west it is easterly.
The line passing through points where the needle points north, without declination, is the agonic line.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
British Dictionary definitions for agonic
agonic
/ (əˈɡɒnɪk, eɪˈɡɒnɪk) /
adjective
forming no angle
Word Origin for agonic
C19: from Greek agōnos, from a- 1 + gōnia angle
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