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单词 magnetic needle
释义

magnetic needle

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noun

a slender magnetized steel rod that, when adjusted to swing in a horizontal plane, as in a compass, indicates the direction of the earth's magnetic fields or the approximate position of north and south.

Origin of magnetic needle

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby magnetic needle

magnetic meridian, magnetic mine, magnetic mirror, magnetic moment, magnetic monopole, magnetic needle, magnetic north, magnetic particle inspection, magnetic permeability, magnetic pickup, magnetic pole
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Example sentences from the Web for magnetic needle

  • Theory of the diurnal variation of the magnetic-needle, illustrated by experiments.

    Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, July-December, 1827|Various
  • FLY, or Compass-card, placed on the magnetic-needle and supported by a pin, whereon it turns freely.

    The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for magnetic needle

magnetic needle

noun

a slender magnetized rod used in certain instruments, such as the magnetic compass, for indicating the direction of a magnetic field
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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