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Flinders bar

Flinders bar noun: a vertical soft iron bar placed in a tube typically on the fore side of a compass binnacle, used to counteract the horizontal effect of vertical magnetism induced by the Earth's magnetic field in the steel of a ship, an effect which varies with latitude.

Noun

Flinders bar (plural Flinders bars)

  1. A vertical soft iron bar placed in a tube typically on the fore side of a compass binnacle, used to counteract the horizontal effect of vertical magnetism induced by the Earth's magnetic field in the steel of a ship, an effect which varies with latitude.

Forms of Flinders bar

pluralFlinders bars

Origin of Flinders bar

Named after the English navigator Matthew Flinders (1774-1814).

Questions about Flinders bar

What does Flinders bar mean?
Flinders bar means a vertical soft iron bar placed in a tube typically on the fore side of a compass binnacle, used to counteract the horizontal effect of vertical magnetism induced by the Earth's magnetic field in the steel of a ship, an effect which varies with latitude.
What part of speech is Flinders bar?
Flinders bar is a noun.
What is the plural of Flinders bar?
The plural of Flinders bar is Flinders bars.

Words near Flinders bar in the dictionary

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  10. Flinders Island
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