Talk:magnetic compass

RFD discussion: February–May 2018
A compass that is magnetic. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 18:04, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete. Flowery wording does not stop it from being SOP. - -sche (discuss) 18:27, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * WT:FLOWERY, anyone? Equinox ◑ 21:34, 20 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete unless it can be established that the term "magnetic compass" is older than "compass" in the relevant sense, as the entry implies by saying that "compass" is a shortening of "magnetic compass". If that's the case, then "magnetic compass" passes the WT:JIFFY test. —Mahāgaja (formerly Angr) · talk 22:08, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep - other dictionaries have it. John Cross (talk) 21:26, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I have noted the other dictionaries in the references section. One sense of "compass" means a magnetic compass. The term 'magnetic compass' functions as a retronym as it distinguishes the magnetic compass from solid state compasses etc. We should accept this just as we accept . John Cross (talk) 22:31, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * See also Votes/pl-2018-02/Allow retronyms John Cross (talk) 22:52, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep with the use of lemming heuristic: includes Merriam-Webster and more. There is also a chance (not certainty) that this could pass WT:JIFFY test mentioned by Mahagaja. --Dan Polansky (talk) 09:58, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete. --WikiTiki89 15:32, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete. Sum of parts for a compass that uses magnetism.  Nicole Sharp (talk) 13:50, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. 86.143.4.133 15:05, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Why? --Per utramque cavernam (talk) 11:26, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep - The OED have it, but what do they know. SemperBlotto (talk) 15:08, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. It has two separate senses, for goodness sake. Ƿidsiþ 05:00, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * It didn't when the entry was nominated. --Per utramque cavernam (talk) 11:19, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

Closed as kept. bd2412 T 21:55, 30 May 2018 (UTC)