magnetic
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A phenomenon known as the Russell-McPherron effect can make the Northern Lights stronger around the equinoxes, as the Earth's magnetic field is aligned with the incoming solar winds.
From BBC
Paleomagnetism allows scientists not only to study Earth's magnetic field but also to track how pieces of the crust have moved over time.
From Science Daily
Yet one magnetic painting is atypical of that first stay in the Taos area: a striking ponderosa pine.
"There are a lot of the fundamental excitations, like lattice vibrations and magnetic processes, and all these collective modes that happen at terahertz frequencies," von Hoegen says.
From Science Daily
Alternatively, specialized ships or aircraft mimic the magnetic fields, pressure or noise created by a passing ship to detonate the mines before they can do any harm.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.