the south magnetic pole
1South Magnetic Pole — Locations of South Magnetic Pole from direct observation and model prediction.[1] For additional general information about the Earth s magnetic poles, see North Magnetic Pole. The Earth s South Magnetic Pole is the wandering point on the Eart …
2south magnetic pole — south magnetic pole, the point on the earth s surface toward which one end of a magnetic needle points. Its location varies but is approximately 1,600 miles from the South Pole in Wilkes Land …
3Magnetic pole strength — (symbol: p) is a physical quantity used to measure the strength of the pole of a bar magnet (or a hypothetical magnetic monopole). If there is an infinitely long wire where the electric current is I, then the magnetic pole strength is defined as… …
4Magnetic pole — may refer to: One of the two ends of a magnet The magnetic poles of astronomical bodies, a special case of magnets, two special cases of which are the Geomagnetic poles: The North Magnetic Pole of planet Earth, a point where the north end of a… …
5south magnetic pole — southern point on the Earth which attracts compass needles by magnetic force …
6North 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 …
7magnetic 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… …
8magnetic pole — n. 1. either pole of a magnet, where the magnetic lines of force seem to be concentrated 2. either point on the earth s surface toward which the needle of a magnetic compass points: the north and south magnetic poles do not precisely coincide… …
9magnetic 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 •… …
10south-seeking pole — noun the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely • Syn: ↑negative magnetic pole, ↑negative pole • Hypernyms: ↑pole, ↑magnetic pole * * * noun : south pole 2 …
