magnetic dip

American  

[mag-net-ik dip] / mægˈnɛt ɪk ˈdɪp /

noun

1. Also called dip angle; magnetic inclination. the angle made by the plane of the horizon and the downward tilt of a magnetic needle at any particular location.

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magnetic dip British  

noun

1. another name for dip

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magnetic dip Scientific  

1. See magnetic inclination

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Example Sentences

Heading data is referenced to true north, is unaffected by magnetic dip and acceleration errors and is immune to errors caused by onboard magnetic influences.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, when we reflect that the ether shoots out in straight lines, and at an angle corresponding to the magnetic dip, we are at no loss to perceive the reason of this.

From Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence by Bassnett, Thomas

Each day, now, Webb took an approximate magnetic dip and declination in the lee of the break-wind.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir

I attempted to determine the magnetic dip and intensity, but was prevented by a heavy storm of rain.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von

The magnetic dip is always measured in this work, according to the centesimal division, if the contrary be not expressly mentioned.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina