agonic line


noun
  1. an imaginary line on the surface of the earth connecting all points at which the declination of the magnetic field of the earth is zero.

Origin of agonic line

1
First recorded in 1860–65

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British Dictionary definitions for agonic line

agonic line

noun
  1. an imaginary line on the surface of the earth connecting points of zero magnetic declination

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Scientific definitions for agonic line

agonic line

[ ā-gŏnĭk ]


  1. An imaginary line on the Earth's surface connecting points where the magnetic declination is zero. The agonic line is a line of longitude on which a compass will show true north, since where magnetic declination is zero, magnetic north coincides with geographic north.

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