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NORTH-SEEKING POLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does north-seeking pole mean?
• NORTH-SEEKING POLE (noun)
The noun NORTH-SEEKING POLE has 1 sense:
1. the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely
Familiarity information: NORTH-SEEKING POLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
north-seeking pole; positive magnetic pole; positive pole
Hypernyms ("north-seeking pole" is a kind of...):
magnetic pole; pole (one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated)
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