MAGNETIC POLE


Meaning of MAGNETIC POLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.