magnetic compass
71Compass timber — Compass Com pass (k[u^]m pas), n. [F. compas, fr. LL. compassus circle, prop., a stepping together; com + passus pace, step. See {Pace}, {Pass}.] 1. A passing round; circuit; circuitous course. [1913 Webster] They fetched a compass of seven day s …
72Compass window — Compass Com pass (k[u^]m pas), n. [F. compas, fr. LL. compassus circle, prop., a stepping together; com + passus pace, step. See {Pace}, {Pass}.] 1. A passing round; circuit; circuitous course. [1913 Webster] They fetched a compass of seven day s …
73Magnetic hyperthermia — is the name given to an experimental cancer treatment. It is based on the fact that magnetic nanoparticles, when subjected to an alternating magnetic field, produce heat. As a consequence, if magnetic nanoparticles are put inside a tumor and the… …
74Magnetic pole strength — (symbol: p) is a physical quantity used to measure the strength of the pole of a bar magnet (or a hypothetical magnetic monopole). If there is an infinitely long wire where the electric current is I, then the magnetic pole strength is defined as… …
75COMPASS experiment — logo The NA58 experiment, or COMPASS (Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy) is a fixed target particle physics experiment at the Super Proton Synchrotron, a particle accelerator at the European Organization for Nuclear… …
76compass — [kum′pəs; ] also [ käm′pəs] vt. [ME compassen < OFr compasser, to go around < VL * compassare < L com , together + passus, a step: see PACE1] 1. Archaic to go around; make a circuit of 2. ENCOMPASS (sense 1) 3. to grasp mentally;… …
77magnetic north — n. The direction in which the north pointing end of a compass needle points; at low latitudes it is close to geographic (true) north, but deviates substantially from true north as one nears the north pole. Syn: north, compass north. [WordNet 1.5] …
78Magnetic North (disambiguation) — Magnetic North may refer to: The direction in which a compass needle points; see magnetic declination. The Earth s North Magnetic Pole. The Magnetic North Theatre Festival, an annual arts fesitval in Canada. An album by Hopesfall. An album by… …
79magnetic north — ► NOUN ▪ the direction in which the north end of a compass needle will point in response to the earth s magnetic field …
80compass — ► NOUN 1) an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. 2) (also compasses) an instrument for drawing circles and arcs and measuring distances between points, consisting of two… …
