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Magnetic compass
Meaning
Noun
●
In 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.
●
A
supposed
organ
, in some
animals
, that allows then to
align
themselves with the Earth's
magnetic
field.
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Synonyms
Compass
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