Magnetic-north synonyms

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magnetic-pole
Either of the two ends of a magnet at which the field of the magnet is most intense. Each pole is designated by the approximate geographic direction in which it points, either north or south. Like magnetic poles repel; opposite magnetic poles attract.
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compass north
the direction in which a compass needle points
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geographic north (related)
The direction from any point on Earth toward the North Pole.
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mn
Monday
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compass-point
Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16 or 32 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy.
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north
The point on a compass at 0° or 360°, directly opposite south
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Magnetic-north Sentence Examples

  • of solid brickwork set in clay a massive stone coffer was found lying due magnetic north and south.

  • In the northern hemisphere to the south of the zone of greatest frequency, the part of the sky in which aurora most generally appears is the magnetic north.

  • of N., in 1652 magnetic north was true north, in 1815 the magnetic needle pointed 2 4 2° W.

  • of N., in 1652 magnetic north was true north, in 1815 the magnetic needle pointed 2 4 2° W.

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