magnetic north
Example Sentences
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A powerful magnet keeps the muons on their circular track, and at the same time makes their magnetic north–south axis rotate.
From Scientific American
Because the iron from the hot spot was liquid when ejected, it oriented itself toward magnetic north upon eruption, and then got locked into place when it cooled.
From New York Times
If the rich and famous are unable to guide our moral compass, who serves as the magnetic north?
From The Guardian
Mars no longer has a magnetic north or south, as Catherine Johnson, a geophysicist at Canada’s University of British Columbia and Arizona’s Planetary Science Institute, told The Washington Post.
From Washington Post
Actually, the planet’s magnetic north is a considerable distance from 90 degrees north, and it moves around.
From New York Times
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