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English noun: magnetic needle

1. magnetic needle (artifact) 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


Broader (hypernym)magnet


Part meronymmagnetic compass









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