magnetic compass
a compass having a magnetized needle generally in line with the magnetic poles of the earth.
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Thanks to the magnetic compasses hidden in volcanic rocks ancient and new, scientists know where each tectonic jigsaw piece has been over eons of time.
The New Historian of the Smash That Made the Himalayas | Robin George Andrews | April 14, 2021 | Quanta MagazineSea turtles are born not just with a magnetic compass, but also with a magnetic map.
How Sea Turtles Find Their Way - Issue 94: Evolving | Jason G. Goldman | December 16, 2020 | NautilusLohmann suspected that something more sophisticated than a magnetic compass alone keeps sea turtles on a safe trajectory.
How Sea Turtles Find Their Way - Issue 94: Evolving | Jason G. Goldman | December 16, 2020 | NautilusThe magnetic compass has been for ages the mariner's guide over the trackless waters.
Marvels of Scientific Invention | Thomas W. CorbinThus we have testimony to the importance of these little vagaries on the part of the magnetic compass.
Marvels of Scientific Invention | Thomas W. Corbin
Altogether, then, it is not surprising that the old magnetic compass is somewhat unreliable.
Marvels of Scientific Invention | Thomas W. CorbinWe found there a penknife, a small magnetic compass, and many other remnants of the fall.
Hours of Exercise in the Alps | John TyndallThe needle of a magnetic compass serves very well as a magnetoscope.
Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
British Dictionary definitions for magnetic compass
a compass containing a magnetic needle pivoted in a horizontal plane, that indicates the direction of magnetic north at points on the earth's surface
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