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Magnetic field   /mægnˈɛtɪk fild/   Listen
Magnetic field

noun
1.
The lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle.  Synonyms: flux, magnetic flux.



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"Magnetic field" Quotes from Famous Books



... plate of steel in a uniform magnetic field, so that the lines of force of the field may be normal to the surface of the plate, we have a very flat magnet, the two faces of which are the two polar surfaces. The magnetic distribution thus obtained ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 • Various
... disturbance of the magnetic field which surrounds the earth; its presence is shown by a disturbance of the needle of the compass, and it often interferes with the electrical currents, making it difficult and sometimes impossible ...
— The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 60, December 30, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls • Various


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