magnetic field

noun

: the portion of space near a magnetic body or a current-carrying body in which the magnetic forces due to the body or current can be detected

Examples of magnetic field in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To tailor a three-dimensional magnetic field with the right shape to achieve quasi-symmetry requires extensive calculations. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026

The placebo treatment replicates every aspect of SAINT except for the magnetic field fully entering the patient’s brain, Bentzley explained. —Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026

The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026

The team behind this research theorizes that the switch-in-outflow method doesn't hinge on how much matter is falling toward the black hole, but on the configuration of the magnetic fields within the accretion disk. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for magnetic field

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Kids Definition

magnetic field

noun

: the portion of space near a magnetic body or a body carrying an electric current within which magnetic forces due to the body or current can be detected

Medical Definition

magnetic field

noun

: the portion of space near a magnetic body or a current-carrying body in which the magnetic forces due to the body or current can be detected

the magnetic field of the heart