magnetic pole

magnetic pole

English

Noun

magnetic pole (plural magnetic poles)

1. Either of the two points, near the ends of a magnet, at which the magnetic lines of force converge.
2. Either of the two locations on a planet's surface at which the planet's magnetic field lines are vertical.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: magneettinapa, magneettinen napa French: pôle magnétique (fr) m German: Magnetpol m, magnetischer Pol m Icelandic: segulskaut n, segulpóll m

Japanese: 磁極 (ja) (jikyoku) Polish: biegun magnetyczny (pl) m Tagalog: balniing taluktok