Meaning Of The Word Magnetic needle

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What's The Definition Of Magnetic needle?

magnetic needle in American English
a slender bar of magnetized steel which, when mounted so as to swing freely on a pivot, will point along the line of the magnetic meridian toward the magnetic poles, approximately north and south: it is the essential part of a magnetic compass
a slender magnetized steel rod that, when adjusted to swing in a horizontal plane, as in a compass, indicates the direction of the earth's magnetic fields or the approximate position of north and south

magnetic needle in British English
noun: a slender magnetized rod used in certain instruments, such as the magnetic compass, for indicating the direction of a magnetic field

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