magnetic north

Example Sentences

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I believe that Earth's magnetic north pole shifts position every so often.

From Scientific American

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