magnetic pole
noun [ C ] physics specialized uk/mæɡˌnet.ɪk ˈpəʊl/ us/mæɡˌnet̬.ɪk ˈpoʊl/
磁极
a point on the earth near the North Pole or the South Pole that a compass shows as north or south. These points are not directly opposite each other.
The magnetic poles are the positions towards which the needle of a magnetic compass will point.
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- The magnetic poles are close to, but not the same as, the north and south geographic poles.
- This results in a reversal of the North and South magnetic poles .
- Being with Brian was like two magnetic poles trying to resist each other.