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MAGNETIC NEEDLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a mounting with little friction; used to indicate the direction of the earth's magnetic pole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("magnetic needle" is a kind of...):
magnet ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)
Holonyms ("magnetic needle" is a part of...):
magnetic compass (compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north)
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