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#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">( | #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' dip.) In [[terrestrial magnetism]], the angle through which a freely suspended magnet would dip below the [[horizon]] in the magnetic north–south [[meridional]] plane; one of the magnetic elements.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">At the [[aclinic line]] ([[dip equator]]) the inclination is zero; at either magnetic [[pole]] ([[dip pole]]) the inclination is 90°.</div><br/> </div> | ||
#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The angle between the plane of the satellite [[orbit]] and the earth's equatorial plane.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">An inclination angle of less than 90& | #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The angle between the plane of the satellite [[orbit]] and the earth's equatorial plane.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">An inclination angle of less than 90° is referred to as a [[prograde orbit]], while an inclination angle greater than 90° is called a [[retrograde orbit]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:27, 20 February 2012
inclination
- (Also called dip.) In terrestrial magnetism, the angle through which a freely suspended magnet would dip below the horizon in the magnetic north–south meridional plane; one of the magnetic elements.
At the aclinic line (dip equator) the inclination is zero; at either magnetic pole (dip pole) the inclination is 90°.
- The angle between the plane of the satellite orbit and the earth's equatorial plane.
An inclination angle of less than 90° is referred to as a prograde orbit, while an inclination angle greater than 90° is called a retrograde orbit.