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angle of dip

 

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Noun angle of dip has 1 sense
  1. dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination - (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
    --1 is a kind of angle

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Angle of Dip

Noun:

The angle of dip refers to the angle at which a magnetic needle or compass points downwards from the horizontal plane of Earth's magnetic field.

Example Sentence: The angle of dip in this region is 60 degrees.

Verb:

To angle of dip means to measure or determine the angle at which a magnetic needle or compass points downwards from the horizontal plane of Earth's magnetic field.

Example Sentence: The geologist used a special instrument to angle of dip the magnetic field.

Adjective:

An angle of dip measurement can be described as an angle that expresses the inclination of a magnetic needle or compass pointing downwards from the horizontal plane of Earth's magnetic field.

Example Sentence: She recorded the angle of dip readings in her field notebook.

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