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Isogonic

Isogonic \I`so*gon"ic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. gwni`a angle.] Pertaining to, or noting, equal angles.

Isogonic lines (Magnetism), lines traced on the surface of the globe, or upon a chart, connecting places at which the deviation of the magnetic needle from the meridian or true north is the same.

Isogonic

Isogonic \I`so*gon"ic\, a. (Zo["o]l.) Characterized by isogonism.

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isogonic

a. 1 (context cartography navigation English) Describing imaginary lines connecting points on the earth's surface of identical magnetic declination. 2 (context geometry English) Having equal angles.

WordNet
isogonic

adj. having or making equal angles

Usage examples of "isogonic".

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.