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Definition: DIP OF THE NEEDLE

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. The angle formed, in a vertical plane, by a freely suspended magnetic needle, or the line of magnetic force, with a horizontal line; -- called also inclination .[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: DIP OF THE NEEDLE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. The angle formed, in a vertical plane, by a freely suspended magnetic needle, or the line of magnetic force, with a horizontal line; -- called also inclination .[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Common Expressions: DIP OF THE NEEDLE

ExpressionsDefinition
Dip of the needleThe angle formed, in a vertical plane, by a freely suspended magnetic needle, or the line of magnetic force, with a horizontal line; -- called also inclination . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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