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dipping needles

dipping needles is the plural of dipping needle.

Meaning of dipping needle

Noun

dipping needle (plural dipping needles)

  1. A magnetic needle suspended at its center of gravity, and moving freely in a vertical plane, so as to indicate on a graduated circle the magnetic dip or inclination.
    Synonyms:
    inclinatorium

Questions about dipping needles

What is dipping needles the plural of?
Dipping needles is the plural of dipping needle.

Words near dipping needles in the dictionary

  1. dipping
  2. dipping a toe into
  3. dipping bird
  4. dipping into
  5. dipping needle
  6. dipping needles
  7. dipping one's finger in
  8. dipping one's pen in someone's inkwell
  9. dipping one's toe in
  10. dipping one's toe in the water
  11. dipping one's wick

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