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Categories: Orientation (geometry), Magnetic field of the Earth, Geomagnetism, Planes (geometry), Structural geology
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dip  angle of dip  magnetic dip  magnetic inclination  inclination
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(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon WordNet 3.0
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(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Magnetic dip, dip angle, or magnetic inclination is the angle made with the horizontal by the Earth's magnetic field lines. Wikipedia
The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line. Wiktionary
The angle between magnetic north and the horizontal (as shown by a compass held vertically). Wiktionary
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