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dip of the needle

dip of the needle noun: the angle a balanced magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon, measured by the dipping needle, or compass.

Noun

dip of the needle

  1. The angle a balanced magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon, measured by the dipping needle, or compass.

Questions about dip of the needle

What does dip of the needle mean?
Dip of the needle means the angle a balanced magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon, measured by the dipping needle, or compass.
What part of speech is dip of the needle?
Dip of the needle is a noun.

Words near dip of the needle in the dictionary

  1. dip net
  2. dip nets
  3. dip netter
  4. dip netters
  5. dip of the horizon
  6. dip of the needle
  7. dip one's finger in
  8. dip one's pen in someone's inkwell
  9. dip one's toe in
  10. dip one's toe in the water
  11. dip one's wick

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