magnetic inclination

2 definitions found

magnetic inclination - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  magnetic inclination \magnetic inclination\ n.
     Same as magnetic dip.
     [WordNet 1.5]

magnetic inclination - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  magnetic inclination
      n 1: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the
           plane of the horizon [syn: dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip
           , magnetic inclination, inclination]