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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These use the quantum properties of electrons to measure changes in an external magnetic field.
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The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Matter that isn't fed to the central black hole can be channeled to its poles by powerful magnetic fields, from where it is blasted out as astrophysical jets.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Curiosities Expand your knowledge with these intriguing reads: — Molten metals in Earth’s core generate a constantly moving magnetic field, which means the magnetic north pole isn’t fixed.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
Matter that isn't fed to the central black hole can be channeled to its poles by powerful magnetic fields, from where it is blasted out as astrophysical jets.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Curiosities Expand your knowledge with these intriguing reads: — Molten metals in Earth’s core generate a constantly moving magnetic field, which means the magnetic north pole isn’t fixed.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Magnetic field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20field. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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