The phrase
"compass needle" refers to a tiny metal pointer that moves freely on a compass and always points towards the Earth's magnetic north.
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- Previous research had identified only cases in which bacteria as a whole, filled with magnetic particles, are being oriented like compass needles for swimming in the right direction. (sciencedaily.com)
- Instead of up and down, the spins can have, say, five possible settings, or like compass needles can point in any direction. (sciencemag.org)
- A trillionth of a second also sets out a gravitational wave pattern made of compass needles. (artefuse.com)
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