Go to MSN Homeencarta®
HomeEncyclopediaDictionaryAtlasK-12 SuccessCollege & Grad SchoolAdult LearningQuizzesMore
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
comparison universe
compartment
compartmentalize
compass
compass card
compass plant
compass rose
compass saw
compass sense
compass window
compassion
compassion fatigue
compassionate
compassionate leave
compassionate use
compatibilist
compatible
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "compass sense" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

compass sense
com·pass sense (plural com·pass senses)


noun 
Definition:
 
animal's use of magnetic field: the ability of some birds, fish, and insects to use the Earth's magnetic field to guide them across long distances
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Englishtown: Learn English online
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Upgrade your Encarta experience
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft