Meanings
plural magnetic equators
- electrical engineeringA line drawn on a map or chart connecting all points at which the magnetic dip (or magnetic inclination) is zero for a specified epoch.
Synonyms: aclinic line
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA line drawn on a map or chart connecting all points at which the magnetic dip (or magnetic inclination) is zero for a specified epoch.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ukrainian магні́тний еква́тор
- магні́тний еква́тор (mahnítnyj ekvátor)line connecting all points at which magnetic dip is zero
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magnetic equator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetic%20equator
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