isogonic

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English

Etymology

From isogon +‎ -ic.

Adjective

isogonic (comparative more isogonic, superlative most isogonic)

  1. (cartography, navigation) Describing imaginary lines connecting points on the Earth's surface of identical magnetic declination.
    Synonym: isogonal
    an isogonic line
  2. (geometry) Having equal angles.
    Synonym: isogonal
  3. (zoology) Exhibiting, or relating to, isogonism.

Translations

Noun

isogonic (plural isogonics)

  1. (cartography, navigation) An isogonic line; a curve connecting points on the Earth's surface whose magnetic declination is identical.