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North pole

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003928

The end of a magnet or electromagnet from which magnetic field lines are conventionally considered to emerge. When a compass is placed in a magnetic field, its north-seeking pole points towards the magnetic north pole. In the Earth's magnetic field, the geographic North Pole is near the magnetic south pole, causing compasses to point north.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003928
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
Synonymspositive pole; north-seeking pole; N-pole
TranslationsGerman: Nordpol; Spanish: polo norte; French: pôle nord
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003928",
  "term": "North pole",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The end of a magnet or electromagnet from which magnetic field lines are conventionally considered to emerge. When a compass is placed in a magnetic field, its north-seeking pole points towards the magnetic north pole. In the Earth's magnetic field, the geographic North Pole is near the magnetic south pole, causing compasses to point north.",
  "synonyms": [
    "positive pole",
    "north-seeking pole",
    "N-pole"
  ],
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Nordpol",
    "es": "polo norte",
    "fr": "pôle nord"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/north-pole/"
}

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