unit magnetic pole

American  

noun

Physics.

1. the unit of magnetic pole strength equal to the strength of a magnetic pole that repels a similar pole with a force of one dyne, the two poles being placed in a vacuum and separated by a distance of one centimeter.

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unit magnetic pole British  

noun

1. the strength of a magnetic pole that will repel a similar pole 1 centimetre distant from it, in a vacuum, with a force of 1 dyne

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Etymology

Origin of unit magnetic pole

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Since the length of the circumference of the circle of unit radius is 2π units, this is equivalent to stating that the unit current on the electromagnetic C.G.S. system is a current such that unit length acts on unit magnetic pole with a unit force at a unit of distance.

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If then we carry a unit magnetic pole against the direction in which it would naturally move we do work.

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The work done in carrying a unit magnetic pole once round a circuit conveying a current is called the “line integral of magnetic force” along that path.

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