isoclinic line


noun

an imaginary line connecting points on the earth's surface having equal magnetic dip.
Also called isoclinic, isoclinal.

Origin of isoclinic line

First recorded in 1890–95

Scientific definitions for isoclinic line

isoclinic line
[ ī′sə-klĭnĭk ]

A line on a map connecting points of equal magnetic inclination.