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
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magnetic needle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | magnet |
Examples of magnetic needle
magnetic needle
It consists of a tiny, powerful magnetic needle pivoted at the centre of the coil.
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The magnetic needle will point to them if they are within an inch or so of the compass.
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The magnetic needle is free to rotate in the horizontal plane.
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A magnetic needle is placed parallel with the copper strip.
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In 1802 Gian Domenico Romagnosi, an Italian legal scholar, deflected a magnetic needle by electrostatic charges.
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In his Dream Pool Essays of 1088, Shen was the first to describe the magnetic needle compass, which would be used for navigation.
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Well, besides moving the compass magnetic needle against the Earth's magnetism, much of it heats up the coil, which may be noticeable to you.
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The device consisted of two circular boxes, similar to compasses, each with a magnetic needle, supposed to be magnetized by the same lodestone.
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By at least 1117 AD, the Chinese used a magnetic needle that was submersed in a bowl of water, and would point in the southern cardinal direction.
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