Aclinic definition

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aclinic \A*clin"ic\ ([.a]*kl[i^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'a priv. +
     kli`nein to incline.] (Physics.)
     Without inclination or dipping; -- said of the imaginary line
     near the earth's equator on which the magnetic needle
     balances itself horizontally, having no dip. The aclinic line
     is also termed the magnetic equator. --Prof. August.


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