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ANGLE OF DIP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
Synonyms:
angle of dip; dip; inclination; magnetic dip; magnetic inclination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("angle of dip" is a kind of...):
angle (the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
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