magnetic equator

Other forms: magnetic equators

Definitions of magnetic equator
  1. noun
    an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
    synonyms: aclinic line
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    type of:
    line
    a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
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