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isomagnetic

[ ahy-soh-mag-net-ik ]

adjective

  1. noting or pertaining to points of equal magnetic force.


noun

  1. a line connecting such points.

isomagnetic

/ ˌaɪsəʊmæɡˈnɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. having equal magnetic induction or force
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. Also calledisomagnetic line an imaginary line connecting points on the earth's surface having equal magnetic intensity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of isomagnetic1

First recorded in 1895–1900; iso- + magnetic
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Example Sentences

The next step was to determine by interpolation where isogonals—or other isomagnetic lines—cut successive lines of latitude.

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