north-seeking pole
- noun
- Specialized
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polo norte
- When suspended, the north-seeking pole of a magnet turns toward geographic north.
Examples
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The compass needle's north-seeking pole aligns with Earth's magnetic field.
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Scientists marked the north-seeking pole with a colored cap for their experiments.
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The north-seeking pole of the magnet pointed north.
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What is a north-seeking pole?
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The compass needle's north-seeking pole aligns with Earth's magnetic field.
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When suspended, the north-seeking pole of a magnet turns toward geographic north.
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Scientists marked the north-seeking pole with a colored cap for their experiments.
Synonyms
The end of a magnet that points north when the magnet hangs freely
The end of a magnet that points toward the north when it hangs freely
Antonyms
- Specialized
The end of a magnet that points toward the Earth's south when it hangs freely
Surface Forms
Morphology
north-seeking + pole
The phrase is compositionally built from 'north' + 'seeking' (i.e. oriented or pointing toward the north) and 'pole' (the end of a magnet), so the overall meaning – the magnet end that points north – is directly inferable from the parts. This follows a regular adjectival modifier + noun pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily understand it.
Etymology
North-seeking pole comes from the simple image of a magnet end—the pole—that 'seeks' the north and turns that way when the magnet hangs freely. That's why the term means the end of a magnet that points toward the north.
