Magnetic field

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.

    "David (1904) and Brunhes (1906) first observed magnetizations in lava flows that were roughly opposed to that of the present earth's magnetic field."

  2. 2
    the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle wordnet
  3. 3
    A condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.; B-field. modern
  4. 4
    A condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.; H-field. dated

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