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Noun: dip circle  dip sur-kul
  1. A measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an aeroplane)
    "The geologist used a dip circle to study variations in the Earth's magnetic field";
    - inclinometer

Derived forms: dip circles

Type of: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system

Encyclopedia: Dip circle