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NORTH-SEEKING POLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does north-seeking pole mean? 

NORTH-SEEKING POLE (noun)
  The noun NORTH-SEEKING POLE has 1 sense:

1. the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freelyplay

  Familiarity information: NORTH-SEEKING POLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NORTH-SEEKING POLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

north-seeking pole; positive magnetic pole; positive pole

Hypernyms ("north-seeking pole" is a kind of...):

magnetic pole; pole (one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated)


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