Isoclinal

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

  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.
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     {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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