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
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Outside Earth’s protective magnetic field, astronauts are exposed to cosmic radiation, a constant shower of high-energy particles that can damage DNA and tissue.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
The disk has an intense magnetic field embedded in it.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
These electrons get a boost of energy in a region of Earth's magnetic field on the night side of the planet.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The models also created layers of electrically conductive material, which can explain the magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
The disk has an intense magnetic field embedded in it.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
These electrons get a boost of energy in a region of Earth's magnetic field on the night side of the planet.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The models also created layers of electrically conductive material, which can explain the magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for magnetic field
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“Magnetic field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20field. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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