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

How the magnet steered microrobot works The robot sits inside a capsule that surgeons guide with magnetic fields. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025

That demonstrates a highly stressed magnetic field, a prime environment for an explosive release — and that's exactly what happened. —Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025

To add to this complexity, streams of particles and magnetic fields from the Sun – known as space weather – can cause the density of air particles in low Earth orbit to fluctuate in unpredictable ways. —Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025

Sunspots are temporary dark areas on the sun that occur when intense magnetic fields block out heat from the interior of the sun. —Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 28 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for magnetic field

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
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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