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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

magnetic compass \magnetic compass\ n. An device using a magnet (such as a magnetic needle) to indicate the direction of magnetic north. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

magnetic compass n 1: compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north