dip needle








noun

  1. 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.

noun

  1. 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 fieldSee also dip circle
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