a·clin·ic line ( -kl n k)n. See magnetic equator. [From Greek aklin  s, not inclining to either side : a-, not; see a-1 + kl nein, to lean; see klei- in Indo-European roots.] |
aclinic line [əˈklɪnɪk]
n
(Physics / General Physics) another name for magnetic equator
[aclinic, from Greek aklinēs not bending, from a-1 + klinein to bend, lean]
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| Noun | 1. |  aclinic line - an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dipline - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent |
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