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

The company says its CoSMo fusion systems are based on the magnetic mirror concept, which uses magnetic fields to confine high-temperature plasma. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

Astronomers had long suspected this unusual structure traced energetic electrons escaping along the Milky Way's magnetic field. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 July 2026

Magnotherm, a spinoff from the Technical University of Darmstadt, is using magnetic fields in refrigerators and will test its prototype in a German supermarket chain later this year before taking on air-conditioning. — Sabrina Weiss, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

That should make Earth’s magnetic field more disturbed than usual, with mostly unsettled or active conditions and a chance of brief G1 geomagnetic storms. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for magnetic field

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield

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