compass needle
compass needle · compass needles
Kompassnadel
A magnetized pointer within a compass, free to align itself with the Earth's magnetic…A magnetized pointer (usually marked on the North end) within a compass, free to align itself with the Earth's magnetic field.
» Compass needles point to the north.
Стрелка компаса указывает на север.
Стрелка компаса показывает на север.
Стрелки компаса указывают на север.
Meaning
1 sensesA magnetized pointer (usually marked on the North end) within a compass, free to align itself with the Earth's magnetic field.
Kompassnadel
Examples
3 sentencesCompass needles point to the north.
ruСтрелка компаса указывает на север.
The compass needle swung to the north.
The compass needle kept slowly moving around.
Translations
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Forms
plural: compass needles| Singular | compass needle |
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| Plural | compass needles |
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