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Magnetic force   Listen
noun
magnetic force  n.  The force caused by a magnetic field, a force which affects objects having a magnetic field and objects in which a magnetic field can be induced, such as ferromagnetic substances; a magnetic force manifests itself as an attraction for iron. It is associated with electric currents and moving charged paticles as well as permanent magnets.
Synonyms: magnetism, magnetic attraction.





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... shows us that the region around every magnet is filled with magnetic force, strongest near the poles of the magnet, but diminishing as the inverse square of the distance from the pole. This force, at each point, acts along a certain line, called a line of force. These lines are very prettily ...
— Side-lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science • Simon Newcomb


Words linked to "Magnetic force" :   attractive, paramagnetism, attraction, magnetism, diamagnetism, antiferromagnetism


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