ALL meanings of magnetic pole
mag·net·ic pole
M m - noun magnetic pole the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole) 1
- noun magnetic pole either 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. 1
- noun magnetic pole either of two regions in a magnet where the magnetic induction is concentrated 0
- noun magnetic pole 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 0
- noun magnetic pole either pole of a magnet, where the magnetic lines of force seem to be concentrated 0
- noun magnetic pole 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 0
- noun magnetic pole Either of the two points, near the ends of a magnet, at which the magnetic lines of force converge. 0
- noun magnetic pole Either of the two locations on a planet's surface at which the planet's magnetic field lines are vertical. 0