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earth inductor compass

noun Aeronautics.
  1. a compass actuated by induction from the earth's magnetic field.
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earth inductor compass

noun
  1. a compass that depends on the current induced in a coil revolving in the earth's magnetic fieldAlso called: inductor compass
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