magnetic compass
31magnetic meridian — A great circle of the earth which passes through the magnetic, rather than the geographical, poles of the earth. 12 Am J2d Bound § 59. A meridian established by the employment of a magnetic compass without allowing for deviations in direction… …
32compass card — noun compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north • Syn: ↑mariner s compass • Hypernyms: ↑magnetic compass …
33magnetic field — 1. a region of space near a magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle. 2. See magnetic intensity. [1835 45] * * * Region around a magnet,… …
34magnetic needle — noun 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 (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑magnet • Part Holonyms: ↑magnetic compass …
35magnetic — magnetically, adv. /mag net ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a magnet or magnetism. 2. having the properties of a magnet. 3. capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet. 4. pertaining to the magnetic field of the earth: the magnetic… …
36compass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. encompass, bound, surround, define, encircle; beset, besiege; reach, accomplish, effect. n. bounds, extent, scope, area, circumference, range; gamut; needle (naut.). See direction, limit, circuit,… …
37magnetic north — noun At a given point on Earths surface, the direction of Earths magnetic field, i.e. the direction into which the compass needle of a magnetic compass points …
38magnetic — mag•net•ic [[t]mægˈnɛt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) elm of or pertaining to a magnet or magnetism 2) elm having the properties of a magnet 3) elm capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet 4) of, pertaining to, or being a medium created with… …
39compass card — A drumlike scale, marked in degrees from 001° to 360°, fastened around the float in an aircraft magnetic compass. Compass correction/deviation card …
40compass error — noun The combination of variation and deviation which is the horizontal angle between the direction indicated by a magnetic compass and true north …
