dip circle

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dip circle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Inclinnometer \In`clin*nom"e*ter\, n. [Incline + -meter.]
     (Magnetism)
     An apparatus to determine the inclination of the earth's
     magnetic force to the plane of the horizon; -- called also
     inclination compass, and dip circle.
     [1913 Webster]

dip circle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dip circle
      n 1: a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic
           dip (as from an airplane) [syn: inclinometer, dip circle
           ]