aclinic line
[ey-
klin
-ik]
/eɪˈklɪn ɪk/
noun
1.
an imaginary line on the surface of the earth, close and approximately parallel to the equator, connecting all those points over which a magnetic needle shows no inclination from the horizontal.
Also called
magnetic equator
.
Origin
1840-50;
<
Greek
aklin
(
ḗs
) not bending (
a-
a-
6
+
klin-,
variant stem of
klī́nein
to bend) +
-ic
British Dictionary definitions for
aclinic line
aclinic line
/
əˈklɪnɪk
/
noun
1.
another name for
magnetic equator
Word Origin
C19:
aclinic
, from Greek
aklinēs
not bending, from
a-
1
+
klinein
to bend, lean