magnetic compass

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1. compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	compass,
definition	:	navigational instrument for finding directions (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	compass card, mariner's compass,
definition	:	compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	magnetic needle,
definition	:	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 (noun.artifact)