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magnetic dip (encz) | magnetic dip, n: |
magnetic dip (gcide) | magnetic dip \magnetic dip\ n.
The angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the
horizon.
Syn: dip, angle of dip, magnetic inclination, inclination.
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Magnetic dip (gcide) | Dip \Dip\, n.
1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a
liquid. "The dip of oars in unison." --Glover.
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2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line;
slope; pitch.
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3. a hollow or depression in a surface, especially in the
ground.
[PJC]
4. A liquid, as a sauce or gravy, served at table with a
ladle or spoon. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.
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5. A dipped candle. [Colloq.] --Marryat.
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6. A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the
performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and
his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and
then raises himself by straightening his arms.
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7. In the turpentine industry, the viscid exudation, which is
dipped out from incisions in the trees; as, virgin dip
(the runnings of the first year), yellow dip (the runnings
of subsequent years).
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8. (A["e]ronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb,
usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting
into an airhole.
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9. a liquid, in which objects are soaked by dipping; e.g., a
parasiticide or insecticide solution into which animals
are dipped (see sheep-dip).
[PJC]
10. a sauce into which foods are dipped to enhance the
flavor; e. g., an onion dip made from sour cream and
dried onions, into which potato chips are dipped.
[PJC]
11. a pickpocket. [slang]
[PJC]
Dip of the horizon (Astron.), the angular depression of the
seen or visible horizon below the true or natural horizon;
the angle at the eye of an observer between a horizontal
line and a tangent drawn from the eye to the surface of
the ocean.
Dip of the needle, or Magnetic dip, the angle formed, in
a vertical plane, by a freely suspended magnetic needle,
or the line of magnetic force, with a horizontal line; --
called also inclination.
Dip of a stratum (Geol.), its greatest angle of inclination
to the horizon, or that of a line perpendicular to its
direction or strike; -- called also the pitch.
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magnetic dip (wn) | magnetic dip
n 1: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the
plane of the horizon [syn: dip, angle of dip, {magnetic
dip}, magnetic inclination, inclination] |
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magnetic dipole (encz) | magnetic dipole,magnetický dipól n: [astr.] [fyz.] Ivan Masár |
magnetic dipole moment (encz) | magnetic dipole moment, n: |
Magnetic dip (gcide) | magnetic dip \magnetic dip\ n.
The angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the
horizon.
Syn: dip, angle of dip, magnetic inclination, inclination.
[WordNet 1.5]Dip \Dip\, n.
1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a
liquid. "The dip of oars in unison." --Glover.
[1913 Webster]
2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line;
slope; pitch.
[1913 Webster]
3. a hollow or depression in a surface, especially in the
ground.
[PJC]
4. A liquid, as a sauce or gravy, served at table with a
ladle or spoon. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.
[1913 Webster]
5. A dipped candle. [Colloq.] --Marryat.
[1913 Webster]
6. A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the
performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and
his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and
then raises himself by straightening his arms.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7. In the turpentine industry, the viscid exudation, which is
dipped out from incisions in the trees; as, virgin dip
(the runnings of the first year), yellow dip (the runnings
of subsequent years).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8. (A["e]ronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb,
usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting
into an airhole.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
9. a liquid, in which objects are soaked by dipping; e.g., a
parasiticide or insecticide solution into which animals
are dipped (see sheep-dip).
[PJC]
10. a sauce into which foods are dipped to enhance the
flavor; e. g., an onion dip made from sour cream and
dried onions, into which potato chips are dipped.
[PJC]
11. a pickpocket. [slang]
[PJC]
Dip of the horizon (Astron.), the angular depression of the
seen or visible horizon below the true or natural horizon;
the angle at the eye of an observer between a horizontal
line and a tangent drawn from the eye to the surface of
the ocean.
Dip of the needle, or Magnetic dip, the angle formed, in
a vertical plane, by a freely suspended magnetic needle,
or the line of magnetic force, with a horizontal line; --
called also inclination.
Dip of a stratum (Geol.), its greatest angle of inclination
to the horizon, or that of a line perpendicular to its
direction or strike; -- called also the pitch.
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magnetic dipole (gcide) | magnetic dipole \magnetic dipole\ n.
A dipole with opposing magnetic poles.
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magnetic dipole moment (gcide) | magnetic dipole moment \magnetic dipole moment\ n.
A physical quantity associated with the magnetic field of a
dundamental particle; as, An orbiting electron in an atom
will have a magnetic dipole moment.
[WordNet 1.5] magnetic disc |
magnetic dipole (wn) | magnetic dipole
n 1: a dipole with opposing magnetic poles |
magnetic dipole moment (wn) | magnetic dipole moment
n 1: (physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field
characteristic of a magnetic dipole; "An orbiting electron
in an atom will have a magnetic dipole moment" |
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