magnetic pole
noun[C]
physicsspecializeduk/mæɡˌnet.ɪk ˈpəʊl/us/mæɡˌnet̬.ɪk ˈpoʊl/apointon theearthnear theNorthPoleor theSouthPolethat acompassshowsasnorthorsouth. Thesepointsare notdirectlyoppositeeach other:
磁极Themagneticpolesare thepositionstowards which theneedleof amagneticcompasswillpoint.
- Themagneticpolesarecloseto, but not the same as, thenorthandsouthgeographicpoles.
- Thisresultsin areversalof theNorthandSouthmagneticpoles.
- Being with Brian was like twomagneticpolestryingtoresisteach other.
Points of the compass
- cardinal point
- compass reading
- compass rose
- E, e
- easterly
- eastern
- easternmost
- geomagnetic pole
- magnetic north
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- southeastern
- southern
- southwestern
- true north
- western
- westernmost