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aclinic line

[ ey-klin-ik ]

noun

  1. 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.

aclinic line

/ əˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. another name for magnetic equator
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of aclinic line1

1840–50; < Greek aklin ( ḗs ) not bending ( a- a- 6 + klin-, variant stem of ī́Ա𾱲 to bend) + -ic
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of aclinic line1

C19: aclinic , from Greek ŧ not bending, from a- 1+ klinein to bend, lean
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The aclinic line is also termed the magnetic equator.

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It is hence also called the aclinic line.

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