MAGNETIC POLE


Meaning of MAGNETIC POLE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1701

1 : either of two small regions which are located respectively in the polar areas of the northern and southern hemispheres and toward which a compass needle points from any direction throughout adjacent regions also : either of two comparable regions on a celestial body

2 : either of the poles of a magnet

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.