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等伏角線 (とうふっかくせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

等とう伏ふっ角かく線せん

also: とうふくかくせん

Meanings

1

noun

isoclinic line

geology

Geology term: a line on a map connecting points of equal magnetic inclination (dip).

この地ち図ずの等とう伏ふっ角かく線せんは、磁じ気き伏ふっ角かくが同おなじ地ち点てんを結むすんでいます。
The isoclinic lines on this map connect points with the same magnetic inclination.

Written forms

等伏角線
- とうふっかくせん
  Standard kanji form for this technical term.
- とうふくかくせん
  Alternate reading; less common but still encountered.
とうふくかくせん

Kanji

等etc., and so forth, class (first)

prostrated, bend down, bow

角angle, corner, square

線line, track

Similar words

等とう磁じ力りょく線せん
Isodynamic line (equal magnetic intensity), while 等伏角線 is for equal inclination.
等とう偏へん角かく線せん
Isogonic line (equal magnetic declination), while 等伏角線 is for equal inclination.

Etymology

Compound of 等 (equal), 伏角 (magnetic inclination), and 線 (line). A technical term in geomagnetism.