- north-seeking pole
- noun Date: circa 1920 north pole 2
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
north-seeking pole
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north-seeking pole — noun the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely • Syn: ↑positive pole, ↑positive magnetic pole • Hypernyms: ↑pole, ↑magnetic pole * * * noun : north pole 2 … Useful english dictionary
North Magnetic Pole — Magnetic North redirects here, for other uses see Magnetic North (disambiguation) Part of the Carta Marina of 1539 by Olaus Magnus, depicting the location of magnetic north vaguely conceived as Insula Magnetu[m] (Latin for Island of Magnets ) off … Wikipedia
north-seeking — northˈ seeking adjective Turning towards the earth s magnetic north pole • • • Main Entry: ↑north … Useful english dictionary
magnetic pole — 1. the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole). 2. either of the two points on the earth s surface where the dipping needle of a compass… … Universalium
magnetic pole — noun 1. either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth s magnetic field are vertical • Hypernyms: ↑geographic point, ↑geographical point 2. one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated • Syn: ↑pole •… … Useful english dictionary
positive pole — noun 1. the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate • Hypernyms: ↑terminal, ↑pole 2. the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely • Syn: ↑positive magnetic pole, ↑north seeking pole … Useful english dictionary
positive magnetic pole — noun the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely • Syn: ↑positive pole, ↑north seeking pole • Hypernyms: ↑pole, ↑magnetic pole … Useful english dictionary
North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… … Universalium
positive pole — noun the north seeking pole of a magnet … English new terms dictionary
magnetic north — The direction indicated by the north seeking pole of a freely suspended magnetic needle, influenced only by the Earth … Military dictionary
