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• Magnetic equator — Equator E*qua tor, n. [L. aequator one who equalizes: cf. F. [ e]quateur equator. See {Equate}.] 1. (Geog.) The imaginary great circle on the earth s surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth s surface into… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• magnetic equator — n. an imaginary line around the earth near the equator, where the lines of force of the earth s magnetic field are parallel with the surface of the earth and where a magnetic needle will consequently not dip * * * …   Universalium

• magnetic equator — n. an imaginary line around the earth near the equator, where the lines of force of the earth s magnetic field are parallel with the surface of the earth and where a magnetic needle will consequently not dip …   English World dictionary

• Earth's magnetic field — Computer simulation of the Earth s field in a normal period between reversals.[1] The tubes represent magnetic field lines, blue when the field points towards the center and yellow when away. The rotation axis of the Earth is centered and… …   Wikipedia

• magnetic equator — noun the irregular imaginary line, passing round the earth near the equator, on which a magnetic needle has no dip …   English new terms dictionary

• Dipole model of the Earth's magnetic field — Plot showing field lines (which, in three dimensions would describe shells ) for L values 1.5, 2, 3, 4 and 5 using a dipole model of the Earth s magnetic field The dipole model of the Earth s magnetic field is a first order approximation of the… …   Wikipedia

• magnetic — magnetically, adv. /mag net ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a magnet or magnetism. 2. having the properties of a magnet. 3. capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet. 4. pertaining to the magnetic field of the earth: the magnetic… …   Universalium

• magnetic — mag•net•ic [[t]mægˈnɛt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) elm of or pertaining to a magnet or magnetism 2) elm having the properties of a magnet 3) elm capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet 4) of, pertaining to, or being a medium created with… …   From formal English to slang

• Earth's gravity — Earth s gravity, denoted by g , refers to the gravitational attraction that the Earth exerts on objects on or near its surface. Its strength is usually quoted in terms of the acceleration it gives to falling bodies (acceleration due to gravity),… …   Wikipedia

• Magnetic Surveying in Archaeology (book) — Magnetic Surveying in Archaeology (Wormianum, 2008, ISBN 978 87 89531 29 8) is a book written by Russian archaeologist T. N. Smekalova together with O. Voss and S. L. Smekalov. In the book researches collected information about magnetic… …   Wikipedia

• Equator — E*qua tor, n. [L. aequator one who equalizes: cf. F. [ e]quateur equator. See {Equate}.] 1. (Geog.) The imaginary great circle on the earth s surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth s surface into two… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English