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Isoclinic

Isoclinal \I`so*cli"nal\, Isoclinic \I`so*clin"ic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. ? to incline.] Of or pertaining to, or indicating, equality of inclination or dip; having equal inclination or dip.

Isoclinal lines (Magnetism), lines on the earth's surface connecting places at which a dipping needle indicates the same inclination or dip.

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isoclinic

a. Having the same, or a constant, slope

Usage examples of "isoclinic".

Admitting the existence of two principal solid masses whose general direction is from south to north, and that these masses are more susceptible of permeation by the ethereal fluid than the waters in which they are suspended, we have a general solution of the position of the magnetic poles, and of the isogonic, isoclinic, and isodynamic lines.