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MAGNETIC-NEEDLE

\maɡnˈɛtɪknˈiːdə͡l], \maɡnˈɛtɪknˈiːdə‍l], \m_a_ɡ_n_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_k_n_ˈiː_d_əl]\

Definitions of MAGNETIC-NEEDLE

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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n. A slender bar i of steel magnetized and suspended at its centre on a sharp-pointed pivot, so that it may take freely the direction of the magnetic meridian, as in the marinerâ€™s I compass.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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