magnetic equator

noun

aclinic line.

Origin of magnetic equator

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby magnetic equator

magnetic dipole moment, magnetic disk, magnetic domain, magnetic drum, magnetic epoch, magnetic equator, magnetic field, magnetic field of the earth, magnetic field reversals, magnetic flux, magnetic flux density

British Dictionary definitions for magnetic equator

magnetic equator

noun

an imaginary line on the earth's surface, near the equator, at all points on which there is no magnetic dip Also called: aclinic line

Scientific definitions for magnetic equator

magnetic equator

A line connecting all points on the earth's surface at which the magnetic field is parallel to the Earth's surface. A balanced magnetic needle on the magnetic equator stabilizes in a perfectly horizontal position.