corrector magnet

noun

Any of several small bar magnets placed and adjusted within a ship's binnacle to correct for the effects of other magnetic influences in the ship.

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Meanings

nouncorrector magnet (plural corrector magnets)

plural corrector magnets

  1. nauticalAny of several small bar magnets placed and adjusted within a ship's binnacle to correct for the effects of other magnetic influences in the ship.
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