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Magnetic dip   /mægnˈɛtɪk dɪp/   Listen
Magnetic dip

noun
1.
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon.  Synonyms: angle of dip, dip, inclination, magnetic inclination.





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... plate spun round, the lines of force were intersected and induced currents generated, which produced their proper effect when carried from the plate to the galvanometer. 'When the plate was in the magnetic meridian, or in any other plane coinciding with the magnetic dip, then its rotation produced no effect upon ...
— Faraday As A Discoverer • John Tyndall


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