compass needle
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The ultras then set off red pyrotechnics which turned the compass needle back in the direction of the fans.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Using supersensitive, quantum-based magnetic sensors, it’s possible to read that field the way a compass needle does and match those variations to pre-existing maps of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
"Each electron possesses a magnetic spin that acts like a tiny compass needle embedded in the material, reacting to the local magnetic field," said Rice materials scientist and co-author Boris Yakobson.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023
Above, the mast tilted back and forth like a compass needle aimed at the sky.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
“Of course you do,” she said, before flicking the compass needle and spinning it round and round.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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