magnetic compass
Noun
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Noun
magnetic compass (plural magnetic compasses)
- (military, nautical) An instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field at the point of observation.
- Synonyms: compass
- A supposed organ, in some animals, that allows then to align themselves with the Earth's magnetic field.
- French: boussole magnétique
- Italian: bussola magnetica
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