Meaning Of The Word Dip needle

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dip needle in American English
a freely rotating, magnetized needle used to indicate the direction of the earth's magnetism: it is horizontal at the magnetic equator (aclinic line) but vertical at the magnetic poles
noun: an early form of magnetometer, consisting of a magnetic needle pivoted through its center of gravity and having its axis through the vertical plane of the earth's magnetic meridian so as to point in the direction of maximum magnetic intensity

dip needle in British English
noun: a magnetized needle pivoted through its centre of gravity able to rotate freely in a vertical plane, used to determine the inclination of the earth's magnetic field

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