Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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magnetic pole \magnetic pole\ n.
Either of two points where the lines of force of the earth's magnetic field are vertical.
One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetic field is strongest.
Wiktionary
n. 1 Either of the two points, near the ends of a magnet, at which the magnetic line of force converge. 2 Either of the two locations on a planet's surface at which the planet's magnetic field lines are vertical.
WordNet
n. either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical
one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated [syn: pole]
Wikipedia
Magnetic pole may refer to:
- One of the two ends of a magnet
- Magnetic monopole, a hypothetical elementary particle
- The magnetic poles of astronomical bodies, a special case of magnets, especially:
- The North Magnetic Pole of planet Earth, a point where the north end of a compass points downward
- The South Magnetic Pole of planet Earth, a point where the south end of a compass points downward
Usage examples of "magnetic pole".
When a charged particle bounces from one magnetic pole to the other, it must cross the equatorial plane of Saturn.
In that case, the north magnetic pole dips downward to some degree toward the Earth's surface.
Anyway, in the latitudes we're in now the magnetic pole is more west than north.
It came south here, out of control probably, circling the magnetic pole.
And with a gentle sigh, Aarn reversed the Sunbeam's magnetic pole.
It's the outermost end of the spiral around the old magnetic pole.
The human-analogues and their devices swarmed to a magnetic pole of the neutron star, and great machines were erected there: discontinuity drives, perhaps powered by the immense energy reserves of the neutron star itself.