magnetic compass
magnetic compass · magnetic compasses
An instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the…An instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field at the point of observation.
» Charles Walcot investigated the magnetic compass bearing sense in pigeons.
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2 sensesAn instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field at the point of observation.
A supposed organ, in some animals, that allows then to align themselves with the Earth's magnetic field.
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- compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north
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1 sentencesCharles Walcot investigated the magnetic compass bearing sense in pigeons.
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