magnetic compass
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]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.
- Synonym: (abbreviation) compass
- A supposed organ, in some animals, that allows then to align themselves with the Earth's magnetic field.
Translations
[edit]instrument
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References
[edit]- Page 673, Webster's II New College Dictionary
- Page 215, The Military Dictionary, DIANE Publishing, 1987
- Page 425, A dictionary of Science, Literature and Art, William Thomas Brande, 1866 (plural form is defined)
Further reading
[edit]- “magnetic compass”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
- “magnetic compass”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “magnetic compass”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.