'dip circle' definitions:
Definition of 'dip circle'
From: WordNet
noun
A measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane) [syn: inclinometer, dip circle]
Definition of 'dip circle'
From: GCIDE
- Inclinnometer \In`clin*nom"e*ter\, n. [Incline + -meter.] (Magnetism) An apparatus to determine the inclination of the earth's magnetic force to the plane of the horizon; -- called also inclination compass, and dip circle. [1913 Webster]