magnetic crochet
magnetic crochet noun: a portion of a magnetograph recording showing electric currents in the Earth's ionosphere caused by a solar flare, identified by its characteristic shape, likened to a crochet hook.
Noun
magnetic crochet (plural magnetic crochets)
- A portion of a magnetograph recording showing electric currents in the Earth's ionosphere caused by a solar flare, identified by its characteristic shape, likened to a crochet hook.
- Figure 3 illustrates the short wave fade-out and the magnetic crochet, both of which endure only so long as the burst of x-rays from the flare continues.1966, James Robert Place, Magnetic disturbances and the equatorial electrojet, page 7
- Back then, the hump was called a magnetic crochet because of its hook-like shape on graphs. Crochets appeared in both the declination and horizontal components. But, the synoptic analyses by Cliver and Svalgaard indicated the magnetic crochet in the horizontal component was among the largest ever...2010, Taylor A. Cisco, Jr, All Shall Hide, page 70
Forms of magnetic crochet
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Questions about magnetic crochet
- What does magnetic crochet mean?
- Magnetic crochet means a portion of a magnetograph recording showing electric currents in the Earth's ionosphere caused by a solar flare, identified by its characteristic shape, likened to a crochet hook.
- What part of speech is magnetic crochet?
- Magnetic crochet is a noun.
- What is the plural of magnetic crochet?
- The plural of magnetic crochet is magnetic crochets.
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