English-Finnish translations for magnetic compass

• magneettinen kompassi

Definition of magnetic compass

• An instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field at the point of observation
• A supposed organ, in some animals, that allows then to align themselves with the Earth's magnetic field

Related words

• magnetic
• electromagnetic
• electromagnetically
• magnetically
• antimagnetic
• ferromagnetic
• ferrimagnetic
• antiferromagnetic
• diamagnetic
• paramagnetic