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magnetic inclination

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magnetic inclination
n.
See magnetic dip.
magnetic inclination
The angle that a magnetic needle makes with the horizontal plane at any specific location. The magnetic inclination is 0° at the magnetic equator and 90° at each of the magnetic poles. Also called dip, magnetic dip. Compare magnetic declination.
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Noun1.magnetic inclinationmagnetic inclination - (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
angle of dip, magnetic dip, dip, inclination
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
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