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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It's believed to play an important role in maintaining the planet’s magnetic field.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
But our planet’s magnetic field is far from static.
—New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
This suggests sea turtles have two separate senses for perceiving magnetic fields.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Earth’s magnetic field extends tens of thousands of miles into space on the planet’s sun-facing side, and even farther on the other side.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
But our planet’s magnetic field is far from static.
—New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
This suggests sea turtles have two separate senses for perceiving magnetic fields.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Earth’s magnetic field extends tens of thousands of miles into space on the planet’s sun-facing side, and even farther on the other side.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Magnetic field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20field. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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