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Magnetic pole   Listen
noun
magnetic pole  n.  
1.
Either of two points where the lines of force of the earth's magnetic field are vertical.
2.
One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetic field is strongest.





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... are no longer at right angles to the meridians. But, from the principle of reaction above noticed, the magnetic meridians will place themselves at right angles to the current, or, in other words, the magnetic pole will change its position on the surface of the earth with respect to that particular place. But, in other parts of the world, the meridians are in opposite phases at the same instant of absolute time; therefore, the magnetic poles are not points, but wide areas enclosing ...
— Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms - Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence • T. Bassnett


Words linked to "Magnetic pole" :   south-seeking pole, positive pole, magnet, terminal, geographical point, geographic point, negative pole, north-seeking pole, end, positive magnetic pole, pole, negative magnetic pole


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