- either of two regions in a magnet where the magnetic induction is concentrated
- either of two variable points on the earth's surface towards which a magnetic needle points, where the lines of force of the earth's magnetic field are vertical
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magnet′ic pole′,
- Electricitythe region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole.)
- Geographyeither of the two points on the earth's surface where the dipping needle of a compass stands vertical, one in the arctic, the other in the antarctic. See maps under North Pole, South Pole.
- 1695–1705
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magnetic pole n
'magnetic pole' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
monopole
- oersted
- Ross
- Boothia
- field strength
- M, m
- magnetic bearing
- magnetic pole strength
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- unit magnetic pole
- weber
- South Pole