[n] - an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
The line through those points on the earth's surface at which magnetic dip is zero. The aclinic line is a particular case of an isoclinic line. Also called dip equator, magnetic equator. See also: Agonic Line, Earth.
magnetic equator noun an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
Magnetic equator, an imaginary line near the Equator, where a compass needle balances horizontally, the attraction of the north and south magnetic poles being equal
an imaginary line on the surface of the earth, close and approximately parallel to the equator, connecting all those points over which a magnetic needle shows no inclination from the horizontal. Also called