magnetic pole
noun
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
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This allowed the north magnetic pole to wander over Europe, making aurora visible across the continent.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
The northern lights are a luminous glow seen around the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres, according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
However, this takes a lot of observations because, like Earth, the Uranian magnetic poles tend to drift.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2025
Impressive human developments like the Three Gorges Dam in China have the potential to slow the planet’s rotation, and even the Earth’s magnetic poles are shifting.
—Chris Boudreau, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
The northern lights are a luminous glow seen around the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres, according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
However, this takes a lot of observations because, like Earth, the Uranian magnetic poles tend to drift.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2025
Impressive human developments like the Three Gorges Dam in China have the potential to slow the planet’s rotation, and even the Earth’s magnetic poles are shifting.
—Chris Boudreau, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Magnetic pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20pole. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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