Talk:magnetic compass

RFD discussion: February–May 2018

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magnetic compass

A compass that is magnetic. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 18:04, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Delete. Flowery wording does not stop it from being SOP. - -sche (discuss) 18:27, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

WT:FLOWERY, anyone? Equinox ◑ 21:34, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

• Delete unless it can be established that the term "magnetic compass" is older than "compass" in the relevant sense, as the entry implies by saying that "compass" is a shortening of "magnetic compass". If that's the case, then "magnetic compass" passes the WT:JIFFY test. —Mahāgaja (formerly Angr) · talk 22:08, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
• Keep - other dictionaries have it. John Cross (talk) 21:26, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

  I have noted the other dictionaries in the references section. One sense of "compass" means a magnetic compass. The term 'magnetic compass' functions as a retronym as it distinguishes the magnetic compass from solid state compasses etc. We should accept this just as we accept analogue watch. John Cross (talk) 22:31, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

  See also Wiktionary:Votes/pl-2018-02/Allow retronyms John Cross (talk) 22:52, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

• Keep with the use of lemming heuristic: “magnetic compass”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. includes Merriam-Webster and more. There is also a chance (not certainty) that this could pass WT:JIFFY test mentioned by Mahagaja. --Dan Polansky (talk) 09:58, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
• Delete. --WikiTiki89 15:32, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
• Delete. Sum of parts for a compass that uses magnetism. Nicole Sharp (talk) 13:50, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
• Keep. 86.143.4.133 15:05, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
  • Why? --Per utramque cavernam (talk) 11:26, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
• Keep - The OED have it, but what do they know. SemperBlotto (talk) 15:08, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
• Keep. It has two separate senses, for goodness sake. Ƿidsiþ 05:00, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
  • It didn't when the entry was nominated. --Per utramque cavernam (talk) 11:19, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

Closed as kept. bd2412 T 21:55, 30 May 2018 (UTC)