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noun

the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole ) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole ).

either of the two points on the earth's surface where the dipping needle of a compass stands vertical, one in the Arctic, the other in the Antarctic.

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Origin of magnetic pole

First recorded in 1695–1705

Words nearby magnetic pole

magnetic needle, magnetic north, magnetic particle inspection, magnetic permeability, magnetic pickup, magnetic pole, magnetic pole strength, magnetic potential, magnetic pulley, magnetic pyrites, magnetic quantum number

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How to use magnetic pole in a sentence

In a normal material, particles would come to a consensus below a certain temperature, with the magnetic poles lining up in either the same direction or in alternating directions.
One of nature’s key constants is much larger in a quantum material|Emily Conover|September 21, 2021|Science News
Boston College is offering something similar, called “True North” — a reference to the geographic North Pole, rather than the magnetic pole of a compass — during orientation this summer, for the first time, to new students and their parents.
Some colleges ease up on pushing undergrads into picking majors right away|Jon Marcus|July 23, 2021|Washington Post
Pulsars emit beams of X-rays from two hot spots associated with the magnetic poles of the pulsar.
Neutron stars may not be as squishy as some scientists thought|Emily Conover|April 20, 2021|Science News
Inside that magnet, the orientation of the muons’ magnetic poles wobbled, or precessed.
Muon magnetism could hint at a breakdown of physics’ standard model|Emily Conover|April 7, 2021|Science News

The thing about magnetic pole excursions and flips is that they can happen at literally any time, although they are infrequent.
A geomagnetic curveball 42,000 years ago changed our planet forever|Sara Kiley Watson|February 24, 2021|Popular-Science
The special feature of their work was to be magnetic observations in the vicinity of the South Magnetic Pole.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Also, it gave us some vague idea as to the direction in which lay the South Magnetic Pole.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
How far for the other forty-nine minutes which were needed for a vertical dip and the South Magnetic Pole?
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
In the beginning of the year 1777 the north magnetic pole was in 76 deg.
Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry|Joseph Priestley
Sir John Ross made the second expedition at his own expense and found the Northern magnetic pole.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino

British Dictionary definitions for magnetic pole

magnetic pole

noun

either of two regions in a magnet where the magnetic induction is concentrated

either of two variable points on the earth's surface towards which a magnetic needle points, where the lines of force of the earth's magnetic field are vertical

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Scientific definitions for magnetic pole

magnetic pole

Either of two regions of a magnet, designated north and south, where the magnetic field is strongest. Electromagnetic interactions cause the north poles of magnets to be attracted to the south poles of other magnets, and conversely. The north pole of a magnet is the pole out of which magnetic lines of force point, while the south pole is the pole into which they point. The Earth's geomagnetic north and south poles are, in fact, magnetically the opposite of what their names suggest; this is why the north end of a compass needle is attracted to the geomagnetic north pole. See Note at magnetism. See also magnetic.

Either of two regions of the Earth's surface at which magnetic lines of force are perpendicular to the Earth's surface. The Earth's magnetic poles are close to, but not identical with, both its geographic poles (the North and South Poles) and its geomagnetic poles. See Note at magnetic reversal.

Cultural definitions for magnetic pole

magnetic pole

The spot on the Earth toward which a compass needle will point.

notes for magnetic pole

The north magnetic pole is not located exactly at the geographic North Pole. Therefore, depending on where a compass is, its needle may not point exactly north.

notes for magnetic pole

The variation between magnetic north and “true” north is usually shown on navigation maps as the “angle of declination.”