aclinic line

aclinic line
/ay klin"ik/
an imaginary line on the surface of the earth, close and approximately parallel to the equator, connecting all those points over which a magnetic needle shows no inclination from the horizontal. Also called magnetic equator.
[1840-50; < Gk aklin(és) not bending (a- A-6 + klin-, var. s. of klínein to bend) + -IC]

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  • aclinic line — a•clin′ic line′ [[t]eɪˈklɪn ɪk[/t]] n. geo an imaginary line on the surface of the earth, close and approximately parallel to the equator, connecting all those points over which a magnetic needle shows no inclination from the horizontal Also… …   From formal English to slang

  • aclinic line — magnetic equator, an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip …   English contemporary dictionary

  • aclinic line — /əˌklɪnɪk ˈlaɪn/ (say uh.klinik luyn) noun an imaginary line around the earth near the equator where the magnetic needle remains horizontal …  

  • ACLINIC LINE —    the magnetic equator, along which the needle always remains horizontal …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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