agonic
[ey-gon-ik]
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adjective Mathematics Now Rare.
not forming an angle.
Origin of agonic
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Agonic line, line along which the needle points due north and south.
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To the east of the agonic line the declination is westerly, and to the west it is easterly.
At present the motion of the agonic line seems to be towards the west, but it is very slow.
The line passing through points where the needle points north, without declination, is the agonic line.
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agonic
adjective
Word Origin for agonic
C19: from Greek agōnos, from a- 1 + gōnia angle
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