How to Use magnetic pole in a Sentence

magnetic pole

noun
Definition of magnetic polenext
  • This means that the Sun's north and south magnetic poles switch places.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Earth’s magnetic poles are shifting, just not in the way that’s discussed in the podcast and TikTok videos.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 May 2023
  • This means the sun has two magnetic poles, like the Earth—but every 11 years, these poles flip positions.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
  • The bottom of the Nu’alolo lava stack formed when Earth’s field was upside down, with the north magnetic pole in Antarctica.
    — Andrew Grant, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2012
  • The character has a monologue near the end of the play in which those magnetic poles attract and repel each other.
    — Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, 5 Oct. 2019
  • When these ions and electrons slam into Earth’s atmosphere, they’re drawn to the north and south magnetic poles.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
  • In recent years, Earth’s shifting magnetic poles have been picking up the pace.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Dec. 2019
  • The northern lights are best seen in high-latitude regions near the magnetic pole.
    — The Arizona Republic, 31 Jan. 2024
  • As the opening above the magnetic pole, or auroral oval, contracts, the swirling plasma speeds up and forms a vortex.
    — Mark Garlick, National Geographic, 20 July 2021
  • New cycles happen about every 11 years when the Sun flips its magnetic poles.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 9 May 2023
  • The show is best in an oval region that surrounds earth’s magnetic poles at high latitudes.
    — David Wolman, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2020
  • When the sun is at its quietest, with nary a sunspot, its magnetic field is strong and orderly, with a tidy magnetic pole at the star’s top and bottom.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The researchers say that our northern magnetic pole is controlled by these two patches, or blobs.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Pole dancing In the article, Aym claims the north magnetic pole of the Earth wanders, and this motion has sped up recently.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2011
  • The red and blue lines indicate the magnetic pole for that particular year.
    — Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2013
  • As a result, the star's rotation can sweep the poles across the line of sight to Earth, creating the perception of a flash of radio waves each time one of the magnetic poles aligns with Earth.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 July 2023
  • The North means knowledge, which is the story’s glittering magnetic pole.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2019
  • While on a sledge excursion, the young Ross became the first European to locate the planet’s north magnetic pole.
    — National Geographic, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The magnetic poles always drift and have even switched completely many times in history.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 Dec. 2019
  • The phenomenon is most often seen near the Earth’s two magnetic poles because the electrons from the sun travel along the Earth’s magnetic field lines.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2023
  • The phenomenon is most often seen near the Earth’s two magnetic poles because the electrons from the Sun travel along the Earth’s magnetic field lines.
    — oregonlive, 12 July 2023
  • Case in point: When the solar wind is weak, a fuzzy patch of auroral lights has sometimes appeared over the north magnetic pole like an ephemeral, glowing spaceship.
    — Mark Garlick, National Geographic, 20 July 2021
  • Taking place the week of July 10, several cities across the United States could have the chance to view the northern lights, a rare luminous glow seen around the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • Lab setups are simple, with positive and negative magnetic poles that pull cells toward one end of a dish or the other.
    — Sara Reardon, Science | AAAS, 14 Jan. 2020
  • The auroras typically create an oval over each of the magnetic poles.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2023
  • Also, this eclipse will happen around the peak of the 11-year solar cycle—when the sun’s north and south magnetic poles flip—so more solar activity will be visible.
    — Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • When that happens, the north and south magnetic poles switch places with each other, releasing the energy that creates the solar maximum.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 May 2024
  • The luminous glow seen around the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres known as the aurora borealis is a bucket list event for travelers.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 12 July 2023
  • Roughly every 11 years, the sun’s magnetic poles reverse and as that flip approaches, there tends to be much more magnetic activity and thus more sunspots at the surface.
    — Umair Irfan, Vox, 14 May 2024
  • The magnetic poles are a source of constant radio emissions, but as the neutron star rotates, the emissions from the magnetic pole sweep across space in a manner similar to the light from a rotating lighthouse.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 June 2024

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