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magnetic force

American  
[mag-net-ik fawrs] / mægˈnɛt ɪk ˈfɔrs /

noun

magnetic forces plural
  1. Physics. the force of attraction or repulsion between electric currents, electrically charged particles, or magnetic poles.

  2. Informal. magnetism.


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All are drawn together by the magnetic force of Ms. O’Farrell’s characters.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

“There’s some strange magnetic force that’s in us — you can talk about God or whatever you want to call it — but I think it’s a metaphysical process that’s in us.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2025

Sunspots are darker, cooler areas on the sun’s surface where magnetic force is significantly higher than elsewhere on the sun.

From National Geographic Dec. 1, 2023

Increasing the magnetic force increases the cohesion, which gives the grains more traction and the ability to move faster.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2023

The magnetic force, in turn, would cause a little pointer to move, allowing a researcher to measure when a current first appeared, and when it dissipated.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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