Australize

//ˈɔːs.trə.laɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To tend toward the south pole, as a magnet. intransitive

    "They [magnets] do septentrionate at one extreme, and australize at another."

Example

More examples

"They [magnets] do septentrionate at one extreme, and australize at another."

Etymology

From austral + -ize.

Related phrases

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