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isomagnetic

[ahy-soh-mag-net-ik]
adjective
  1. noting or pertaining to points of equal magnetic force.
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noun
  1. a line connecting such points.
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Origin of isomagnetic

First recorded in 1895–1900; iso- + magnetic
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Historical Examples of isomagnetic

  • The next step was to determine by interpolation where isogonals—or other isomagnetic lines—cut successive lines of latitude.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3

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British Dictionary definitions for isomagnetic

isomagnetic

adjective
  1. having equal magnetic induction or force
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noun
  1. Also called: isomagnetic line an imaginary line connecting points on the earth's surface having equal magnetic intensity
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