bar magnet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bar magnet
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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In magnetic materials, each atom behaves like a tiny bar magnet because of a property called atomic spin.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026
If the interior is electrically conducting, a thick layer of convecting material will generate a dipole magnetic field similar to that of a bar magnet.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
A popular alternative to the superconducting qubit is the trapped-ion qubit: a charged atom or molecule that behaves like a tiny bar magnet.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 28, 2023
During the sun’s quiet periods — solar activity varies on an 11-year cycle, from comparatively calm to hyperactive — the sun’s magnetic field possesses this bar magnet configuration.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
Miss M. holds a bar magnet by its two ends.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 by Various
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