Magnetic Pole - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: magnetic polemagnetic monopole
a hypothetical subatomic particle having only one type of magnetic charge the magnetic analogue of an electrically charged particle it has only one magnetic pole instead of the two observed in all common magnetic object it was still not observed as of 1998...
magnetic needle
A slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a low friction mounting used to indicate the direction of the earths magnetic pole...
magnetic dipole
A dipole with opposing magnetic poles...
magnetic meridian
An imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the earth...
magnetic pole
Either of two points where the lines of force of the earths magnetic field are vertical...
Magnet
The loadstone a species of iron ore the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore Fe3O4 which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores and when freely suspended of pointing to the poles called also natural magnet...
magnetic north
The direction in which the north pointing end of a compass needle points at low latitudes it is close to geographic true north but deviates substantially from true north as one nears the north pole...
Poling
The act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole or poles as the poling of beans the poling of a boat...
magnetic field
The space around a magnet through which it exerts magnetic force a field of force surrounding a permanent magnet electrical current or a moving charged particle called also magnetic flux and field of magnetic force...
magnetic force
The force caused by a magnetic field a force which affects objects having a magnetic field and objects in which a magnetic field can be induced such as ferromagnetic substances a magnetic force manifests itself as an attraction for iron It is associated with electric currents and moving charged paticles as well as permanent magnets...
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