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compass needle

noun as in magnetic needle

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We had rather be good than evil, and when we love we can do good things; but we quiver like the compass-needle between two poles.

A short compass needle is then mounted on a suitable supporting pivot in the center of the coil.

The effect produced by any current upon the compass needle can be changed by changing the number of turns in the coil.

If the poor man ever put hand on plough to draw a straight furrow, round to the north 'twould work as sure as a compass-needle.

Well, sir, can you tell me why a compass needle invariably points towards the north?

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