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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aclinic \A*clin"ic\ ([.a]*kl[i^]n"[i^]k), adjective [Gr. 'a priv. + kli'nein to incline.] (Physics.) Without inclination or dipping; -- said of the imaginary line near the earth's equator on which the magnetic needle balances itself horizontally, having no dip. The aclinic line is also termed the magnetic equator. --Prof. August.
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