magnetic polenoun [ C ]
uk/mæɡˌnet.ɪk ˈpəʊl/us/mæɡˌnet̬.ɪk ˈpoʊl/a point on the earth near the North Pole or the South Pole that a compass shows as north or south. These points are not directly opposite each other.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Points of the compass
- compass reading
- E, e
- east
- easterly
- geomagnetic pole
- N, n
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- northwestern
- northwestward
- southeastern
- southern
- southernmost
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
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