magnetic pole

noun

1

: either of two small regions which are located respectively in the polar areas of the northern and southern hemispheres and toward which a compass needle points from any direction throughout adjacent regions

also : either of two comparable regions on a celestial body

2

: either of the poles of a magnet

Examples of magnetic pole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Earth's magnetic field guides the electrons so that the aurora forms two ovals centered around the magnetic poles. —Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025

As the sun reaches peak activity — a phase known as the solar maximum — its magnetic poles flip, meaning the sun’s south pole becomes magnetic north. —Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 June 2025

Webb’s Auroras On Jupiter All auroras occur when high-energy particles enter a planet’s atmosphere near its magnetic poles. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

The number of sunspots naturally rises and falls over about 11 years, during which the sun’s magnetic poles first strengthen, then weaken and finally flip. —Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for magnetic pole

• arteriole
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• amphibole
• asystole
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• centriole
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• metropole
• monopole
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Kids Definition

magnetic pole

noun

1

: either of two small regions of the earth which are located near the North and South Poles and toward which a compass needle points

2

: either of the poles of a magnet