ACLINIC
\ɐklˈɪnɪk], \ɐklˈɪnɪk], \ɐ_k_l_ˈɪ_n_ɪ_k]\
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Without inclination or dipping; - said the magnetic needle balances itself horizontally, having no dip. The aclinic line is also termed the magnetic equator.
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Without inclination or dipping; - said the magnetic needle balances itself horizontally, having no dip. The aclinic line is also termed the magnetic equator.
By Noah Webster.
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ak-lin'ik, adj. without inclination, applied to the magnetic equator, which cuts the terrestrial equator, inasmuch as on that line the magnetic needle has no dip, but lies horizontal. [Gr. aklin[=e]s--a, neg., klin-ein, to bend.]
By Thomas Davidson
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