MAGNETIC NEEDLE

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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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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