magnetic field
noun
: the portion of space near a magnetic body or a current-carrying body in which the magnetic forces due to the body or current can be detected
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As a researcher at the NIH and Johns Hopkins working toward his Ph.D., Manor hoped to find an adviser interested in how magnetic fields could influence cells – an obsession that stemmed from a fascination with animals’ ability to navigate using magnetic fields of the Earth.
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Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
The researchers used magnetic fields to trap a single antiproton—the antimatter version of the protons inside of atoms—and measured how fast its spin changed direction for almost a full minute.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 July 2025
Sunspots are cooler parts of the photosphere created by strong regions of concentrated magnetic field.
—Ryan French, Space.com, 22 July 2025
The man was wearing a large metal chain and entered a room without authorization as the MRI machine, which uses a strong magnetic field, was running at a medical office in Westbury on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 19 July 2025
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Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
The researchers used magnetic fields to trap a single antiproton—the antimatter version of the protons inside of atoms—and measured how fast its spin changed direction for almost a full minute.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 July 2025
Sunspots are cooler parts of the photosphere created by strong regions of concentrated magnetic field.
—Ryan French, Space.com, 22 July 2025
The man was wearing a large metal chain and entered a room without authorization as the MRI machine, which uses a strong magnetic field, was running at a medical office in Westbury on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 19 July 2025
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“Magnetic field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20field. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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