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DIPPING-NEEDLE

\dˈɪpɪŋnˈiːdə͡l], \dˈɪpɪŋnˈiːdə‍l], \d_ˈɪ_p_ɪ_ŋ_n_ˈiː_d_əl]\

Definitions of DIPPING-NEEDLE

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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n. A magnetic needle suspended so as to move freely in a vertical plane, and indicating on a graduated circle the magnetic dip.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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