magnetic stripe

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noun

magnetic strip.

Movies. stripe¹ (def. 8).

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Origin of magnetic stripe

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby magnetic stripe

magnetics, magnetic south, magnetic star, magnetic storm, magnetic strip, magnetic stripe, magnetic susceptibility, magnetic tape, magnetic tape unit, magnetic variation, magnetic wire

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How to use magnetic stripe in a sentence

We reexamined the data and were able to map the widths and spacings of magnetic stripes for that short period of time, for the first time ever.
The New Historian of the Smash That Made the Himalayas|Robin George Andrews|April 14, 2021|Quanta Magazine
Her neon blue hair is teased high with a gray stripe emerging from the front.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the future, the ship could be fitted with futuristic lasers and electro-magnetic rail-guns too.
Can the Navy's $12 Billion Stealth Destroyer Stay Afloat?|Dave Majumdar|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both are the result of magnetic activity on the sun, but a solar flare has more energy than a CME.
The Sun Is Pummeling Earth. Now What? Solar Storms for Dummies|Lizzie Crocker|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

That shows the magnetic field at work protecting us from these highly energetic particles.
About That ‘World-Ending’ Solar Storm...|Nicole Gugliucci|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their surfaces are a froth of magnetic storms, proportionally more violent than the worst weather on the Sun.
The Exoplanet That Wasn’t There|Matthew R. Francis|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He went off whistling, and Isabel raised her hand and looked at it meditatively; his own had been unexpectedly warm and magnetic.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
When he was good for a week, he drew good-conduct pay; and when he was bad, he was deprived of his good-conduct-stripe.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Death wore a blue pin-stripe suit, well fitting but slightly unpressed.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
She came with an easy smile into the little group, and immediately her magnetic presence seemed to rivet all attention.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
Thus, the magnetic telegraph was expected for quite three hundred years before its first tap of the keys announced its presence.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward

British Dictionary definitions for magnetic stripe

magnetic stripe

noun

(across the back of various types of cheque card, credit card, etc) a dark stripe of magnetic material consisting of several tracks onto which information may be coded and which may be read or written to electronically

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