isoclinic line

American  

noun

1. an imaginary line connecting points on the earth's surface having equal magnetic dip.

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isoclinic line Scientific  

/ ī′sə-klĭn′ĭk /

1. A line on a map connecting points of equal magnetic inclination.

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Etymology

Origin of isoclinic line

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

But besides these variations which we have mentioned, there are changes steadily going on, by which the isodynamic, isogonic and isoclinic lines are permanently displaced on the surface of our planet.

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