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Magnetic Pole
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1. Either of the two places on the surface of the earth where the magnetic
dip is 90 �, that in the Northern Hemisphere (at, approximately, latitude
73� 8 N, longitude, 101� W in 1955) being designated north magnetic pole
, and that in the Southern Hemisphere (at, approximately, latitude, 68� S,
longitude, 144� E in 1955) being designated south magnetic pole. Also
called dip pole. See geomagnetic
latitude, geomagnetic
pole, magnetic
latitude.
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2. Either of those two points of a magnet where the
magnetic force is greatest.
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3. In magnetic theory, a fictitious entity analogous to a unit electric
charge of electrostatic theory. In nature only dipoles, not
isolated magnetic poles, exist. [[/a>|/a>
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
