earth inductor
earth inductor
[′ərth in‚dək·tər] (engineering)
A type of inclinometer that has a coil which rotates in the earth's field and in which a voltage is induced when the rotation axis does not coincide with the field direction; used to measure the dip angle of the earth's magnetic field. Also known as dip inductor; earth inductor compass; induction inclinometer.
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