dipping needle

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Synonyms: dining needle

Antonyms: dining needle

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Noun

1. A [[magnetic]] [[needle]] [[suspended]] at its [[center]] of [[gravity]], and moving freely in a [[vertical]] [[plane]], so as to [[indicate]] on a [[graduated]] [[circle]] the [[magnetic]] [[dip]] or [[inclination]].

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