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compass card

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a circular card with magnets attached to its underside, the face divided on its rim into points of the compass, degrees clockwise from north, or both, and floating or suspended from a pivot so as to rotate freely.

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Nearby words

  1. compartmental,
  2. compartmentalization,
  3. compartmentalize,
  4. compartmentation,
  5. compass,
  6. compass course,
  7. compass deviation,
  8. compass deviation card,
  9. compass north,
  10. compass plane

Origin of compass card

First recorded in 1870–75
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British Dictionary definitions for compass card

compass card

noun

a compass in the form of a card that rotates so that "0°" or "North" points to magnetic north
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