magnetic inclination

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Noun magnetic inclination has 1 sense

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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Magnetic Inclination

Noun: The angle between a horizontal plane and the magnetic flux lines in the Earth's magnetic field at a specific location.

Sample Sentence: The magnetic inclination at this latitude is 60 degrees, which means that the magnetic field lines are sloping downwards towards the north.

Adjective: Referring to the inclination of magnetic flux lines in the Earth's magnetic field.

Sample Sentence: The magnetic inclination readings indicate a strong inclination towards the south, suggesting a deviation in the magnetic field.

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