ANGLE OF DIP
Dictionary entry overview: What does angle of dip mean? • ANGLE OF DIP (noun)
The noun ANGLE OF DIP has 1 sense:
1. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
Familiarity information: ANGLE OF DIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ANGLE OF DIP (noun)
Meaning:
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
angle of dip; magnetic dip; magnetic inclination; dip; inclination
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; physical science; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
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