angle of dip
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A dip circle is used to measure the angle between the direction of the Earth's magnetic field and the horizontal at any point on the Earth's surface.
| Angle at a particular point on the Earth's surface between the direction of the Earth's magnetic field and the horizontal; see magnetic dip. |
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