Meaning Of The Word Compass card

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Compass card Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Compass card?

compass card in American English
the circular card mounted on a free pivot inside a compass and marked with the points of direction and, often, the degrees of the circle
noun: a circular card with magnets attached to its underside, the face divided on its rim into points of the compass, degrees clockwise from north, or both, and floating or suspended from a pivot so as to rotate freely

compass card in British English
noun: a compass in the form of a card that rotates so that "0°" or "North" points to magnetic north

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