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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Recent discoveries indicate that the early moon, orbiting just 20,000 miles above our planet at the time, may have shared a dynamic magnetic field with that of the Earth, resulting in the moon having an early atmosphere about twice as dense as the Martian atmosphere is today!
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Space.com Staff, Space.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Migratory birds use multiple cues at once to know direction, including detecting the Earth’s magnetic field.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
Iron-fixing bacteria will swim in the direction of the Earth’s magnetic field.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
In another model, a shifting magnetic field gradient pulled the device along the stronger field, even against the blood flow’s current.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
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Space.com Staff, Space.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Migratory birds use multiple cues at once to know direction, including detecting the Earth’s magnetic field.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
Iron-fixing bacteria will swim in the direction of the Earth’s magnetic field.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
In another model, a shifting magnetic field gradient pulled the device along the stronger field, even against the blood flow’s current.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 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 16 Nov. 2025.
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