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magnetic compass

magnetic compass noun: 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.

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Noun

magnetic compass (plural magnetic compasses)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    compass
  2. A supposed organ, in some animals, that allows then to align themselves with the Earth's magnetic field.

magnetic compass meaning in Tamil, Gujarati and Tagalog

magnetic compass in Tamil

காந்தத் திசைகாட்டி, காந்தத்திசைகாட்டி, காந்த வட்டை, காந்தத் திசை காட்டி

magnetic compass in Gujarati

magnetic compass
કંપાસ kampās

magnetic compass in Tagalog

instrument
balniing paraluman

Synonyms of magnetic compass

Forms of magnetic compass

pluralmagnetic compasses

Questions about magnetic compass

What does magnetic compass mean?
Magnetic compass means 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.
What is magnetic compass in Tamil?
Magnetic compass in Tamil is காந்தத் திசைகாட்டி, காந்தத்திசைகாட்டி, காந்த வட்டை. See Magnetic compass meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is magnetic compass?
Magnetic compass is a noun.
What is the plural of magnetic compass?
The plural of magnetic compass is magnetic compasses.

Words near magnetic compass in the dictionary

  1. magnetic bottle
  2. magnetic card
  3. magnetic cards
  4. magnetic circuit
  5. magnetic circuits
  6. magnetic compass
  7. magnetic compasses
  8. magnetic core memories
  9. magnetic core memory
  10. magnetic crochet
  11. magnetic crochets

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Adapted from Wiktionary: magnetic compass (page history and authors); magnetic compass (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); કંપાસ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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