Magnetic Pole Definition

noun
Either pole of a magnet, where the magnetic lines of force seem to be concentrated.
Webster's New World
A geomagnetic pole.
American Heritage
Either point on the earth's surface toward which the needle of a magnetic compass points: the north and south magnetic poles do not precisely coincide with the geographical poles.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Magnetic Pole

Noun

Singular:
magnetic pole
Plural:
magnetic-poles

Magnetic Pole Sentence Examples

  • The older operation of magnetizing a steel bar by drawing a magnetic pole along it merely consists in exposing successive portions of the bar to the action of the strong field near the pole.

  • Let a magnetic pole be drawn several times around a uniform steel ring, so that every part of the ring may be successively subjected to the magnetic force.

  • But it was discovered by Faraday in 1845 that all substances, including even gases, are either attracted or repelled by a sufficiently powerful magnetic pole.

  • A unit magnetic pole is that which acts on an equal pole at a distance of one centimetre with a force of one dyne.

  • Ampere's investigations had led electricians to see that the force acting upon a magnetic pole due to a current in a neighbouring conductor was such as to tend to cause the pole to travel round the conductor.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to magnetic pole using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

MMAMAG

Words Ending With

ELEOLE

Unscrambles

magnetic pole

Words Starting With M and Ending With E

Starts With M & Ends With EStarts With MA & Ends With EStarts With M & Ends With LE

Word Length

13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With M13 Letter Words Ending With E