magnetic_needle
1. [ noun ] (physics) 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
Related terms: magnet magnetic_compass
Similar spelling:   magnetic_mine
  magnetic_bottle
  magnetic_dipole
  magnetic_core
  magnetic_tape
  magnetic_head
  magnetic_pole
  magnetic_field
  magnetic_force
  magnetic_monopole
  magnetic_north
  magnetic_moment
  magnetic_medium
  magnetic_stripe
  magnetic_dip
  magnetically
  magnetic_ink
  magnetic_storage
  magnetic_equator
  magnetic_pyrites
  magnetic_disc
  magnetic_disk
  magnetic_flux
  magnetic_recorder
  magnetic_iron-ore
  magnetic_meridian
  magnetic_storm
  magnetic_flux_unit
  magnetic_intensity
  magnetic_resonance
  magnetic_induction
  magnetic_variation
  magnetic_compass
  magnetisation
  magnetization