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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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“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

And yet as the story of the Lauder collection shows, even then his magnetic force remained.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

The devices consist of a giant magnet with a magnetic force so great, that it must be cooled to -269° C or risk going up in smoke -- literally.

From Science Daily May 2, 2024

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

The magnetic force makes a comeback, this time repelling the Obayifo away from us.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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