magnetic north

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Magnetic North¹

noun magnetic north

  1. uncountable At a given point, the direction in which the magnetic North Pole of the Earth lies.

magnetic north²

noun Magnetic North

  1. uncountable At a given point on Earth's surface, the direction of Earth's magnetic field, i.e. the direction into which the compass needle of a magnetic compass points.

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noun direction into which compass points

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@misc{magnetic_north_2026,
  title = {magnetic north},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/magnetic%20north},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}