HyperDic: compass_north

English > 1 sense of the expression compass north:
NOUNrelationcompass north, north, magnetic norththe direction in which a compass needle points
English > compass north: 1 sense > noun 1, relation
MeaningThe direction in which a compass needle points.
Synonymsnorth, magnetic north
BroaderdirectionThe spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
Spanishnorte magnético
Catalannord, pol nord magnètic

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