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magnetic compass

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
mag-net-ic -com-pass
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

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

Inflected Forms

magnetic compasses (plural)

Synonyms

compass

Questions

What does magnetic compass mean?
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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