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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Sunspots result from areas of the sun that have stronger magnetic fields.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
This interaction causes the magnetic field to distort and weaken, which in turn leads to the strange behavior of the aurora borealis and other natural phenomena.
—David Wallace, CBS News, 14 May 2024
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
This interaction causes the magnetic field to distort and weaken, which in turn leads to the strange behavior of the aurora borealis and other natural phenomena.
—David Wallace, CBS News, 14 May 2024
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“Magnetic field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20field. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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