dip
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8.3
- noun
- /dɪp/
- Specialized
:
inclinación magnética
- In the field of physics, the dip of the magnetic needle indicates the angle of the Earth's magnetic field relative to the horizontal plane.
Examples
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In the six books of his masterpiece, Gilbert covered the origins of the movement of magnets, the direction taken up by them, the earth's magnetic variation, the dip of magnetic needles, and the earth as a great lodestone.
Academic text (1991) -
The scientist recorded the dip of the magnetic needle to ascertain the inclination of the Earth's magnetic field at that location.
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The address DIP switches and the push buttons can be seen on the left side of the board.
Academic text (2007) -
The editors of PHYSICS TODAY take you on a shuffle and a dip into the long tradition of giving a lyrical voice to science.
Academic text (2006) -
The yoga class was coming to an end after 2 hours; Nicki was tired, but she still had the dip of life to do before she could return to her tent.
Blog text (34) -
In the Northridge earthquake, the energy was focused off to the north because of the angle of the dip of the fault; there is registered 175% of gravity.
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He soldered jumpers between the pins and a DIP socket.
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Nonetheless, Mondragon's workers don't face the continual prospect of being laid off every time there is a slight dip in profits.
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The 8-bit DIP switches on both the transmitter and receiver are used to set the address of the RF signals in order to set up proper recognition of the controlled pair.
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Based on the position and spacing of these dips, or absorption lines, astronomers concluded that the bursts originated in a very strong magnetic field, such as that believed to exist at the surface of a neutron star.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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6.3
The angle or tilt of something compared with a flat line
The tilt between Earth's magnetic field and the flat ground at a place
The angle a magnetic needle makes with the horizon at a place
An angle between the Earth's magnetic field and the ground
Idioms
A humorous way to say you find a woman extremely attractive
To use someone else's ideas without giving them credit
Compounds
- US
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5.2
A cold creamy mixture of chopped clams and cream cheese eaten with crackers or chips
- Specialized
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6.3
A small group of tiny manual controls on electronic devices that set options
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dip in physics means the angle a compass needle points down, coming from the idea 'to slope down'. So the 'dip' of a needle shows how much the needle tilts toward the Earth.