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

If there is a starquake, a sudden shift in the neutron star crust, the magnetic field gets shaken violently. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

The experiments then moved to Tallinn, Estonia, where the films were chilled to minus 438 degrees Fahrenheit under intense magnetic fields. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

In that case, the robot is injected via a vitamin sized capsule and traverses the GI tract (including the small intestine) via a magnetic field. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026

The team behind that research determined that GRB 111209A is powered by a magnetar, a neutron star with a particular powerful magnetic field. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Oct. 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