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Magnetic compass

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Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north wordnet
  3. 3
    A supposed organ, in some animals, that allows then to align themselves with the Earth's magnetic field.

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