magnetic pole

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magˌnetic ˈpole noun [countable]  1. SGHEone of the two points that are not firmly fixed but are near the North and South Poles of the Earth, towards which the needle on a compass points 〔地球的〕磁极2. x-refone of two points at the ends of a magnet where its power is strongest 〔磁铁的〕磁极

Examples from the Corpus

magnetic pole• For the past eleven years, the Sun's north geographic pole has also been home to its north magnetic pole.• For R N transitions they should have plotted the north magnetic pole.

magˌnetic ˈpole nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus one of the points two that are

magnetic pole
magˌnetic ˈpole noun [countable]
1. one of the two points that are not firmly fixed but are near the North and South Poles of the Earth, towards which the needle on a compass points
2. one of two points at the ends of a magnet where its power is strongest