MAGNETIC POLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does magnetic pole mean? 

• MAGNETIC POLE (noun)
  The noun MAGNETIC POLE has 2 senses:

1. either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical

2. one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

  Familiarity information: MAGNETIC POLE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAGNETIC POLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("magnetic pole" is a kind of...):

geographic point; geographical point (a point on the surface of the Earth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

magnetic pole; pole

Hypernyms ("magnetic pole" is a kind of...):

end; terminal (either extremity of something that has length)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magnetic pole"):

negative magnetic pole; negative pole; south-seeking pole (the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely)

north-seeking pole; positive magnetic pole; positive pole (the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely)

Holonyms ("magnetic pole" is a part of...):

magnet ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)

 Context examples 

A CGS unit of magnetic field strength in a dielectric equal to Gauss multiplied by the number inverse to the magnetic permeability, or as the field strength in a vacuum at a distance one centimeter from a unit magnetic pole.

(Oersted, NCI Thesaurus)