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• dip —    1. The angle between an inclined bedding plane in a rock sequence and the horizontal. The dip value includes an inclination and a direction and the two components are generally quoted in this order and in the format l0° ENE or 10° towards 025° …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dip of a stratum — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dip of the horizon — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dip of the needle — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dip needle — n. a freely rotating, magnetized needle used to indicate the direction of the earth s magnetism: it is horizontal at the magnetic equator (aclinic line) but vertical at the magnetic poles …   English World dictionary

• Direction — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Direction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 direction direction bearing course vector Sgm: N 1 set set drift tenor Sgm: N 1 tendency tendency &c. 176 Sgm: N 1 i …   English dictionary for students

• dip needle — noun 1. or dipping needle : a magnetic needle pivoted to rotate in the vertical plane of the magnetic meridian with its rotation axis through its center of gravity so that it points in the direction of the earth s magnetic intensity 2. : an… …   Useful english dictionary

• dip fault — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dip — Magnetic Mag*net ic, Magnetical Mag*net ic*al, a. [L. magneticus: cf. F. magn[ e]tique.] 1. Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic bar of iron; a magnetic needle. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dip — In mining,–the downward course of the vein. Dip and depth are of the same origin– dip is the direction or inclination toward the depth –and it is throughout their depth that veins may be followed, and that is surely their downward course. Duggan… …   Ballentine's law dictionary