dip circle

an instrument for measuring dip, consisting of a dip needle with a vertical circular scale of angles Also called: inclinometer

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On December 21 the load on the sledge was stripped down to tent, dip-circle, theodolite, cooker and a little food.

The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson
We set off to scale the mountain, taking the dip-circle with us.

The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson
Besides his dip-circle, Norman also devised a simple and very apt illustration of magnetic inclination.

Makers of Electricity |Brother Potamian
In several cases the tray was widened to receive as well a case containing a dip-circle.

The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson

Norman devised a form of dip-circle, and found a value for the inclination in London which was at least not very wide of the mark.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3 |Various