magnetic field
noun
: the portion of space near a magnetic body or a current-carrying body in which the magnetic forces due to the body or current can be detected
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These HDDs use the company’s Mozaic 3+ heat assisted magnetic recording, HAMR, technology, where lasers are used to reduce the magnetic fields from the write head required to write a high-densities on stable high coercivity magnetic recording media.
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
View Comments Earth’s magnetic field has behaved even more dramatically in the past, with the magnetosphere weakening so much that its polarity reversed.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
During solar minimum, the sun's magnetic field is close to a dipole, with one north pole and one south pole, similar to Earth's magnetic field.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
By catching the X-rays that are created as solar winds smash into the magnetopause, these satellites and other instruments have seen the outlines of the magnetic field.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
View Comments Earth’s magnetic field has behaved even more dramatically in the past, with the magnetosphere weakening so much that its polarity reversed.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
During solar minimum, the sun's magnetic field is close to a dipole, with one north pole and one south pole, similar to Earth's magnetic field.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
By catching the X-rays that are created as solar winds smash into the magnetopause, these satellites and other instruments have seen the outlines of the magnetic field.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Magnetic field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20field. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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