Magnetic-bearing
noun, Navigation.
1.
the bearing of a point relative to that of the nearest magnetic pole.
Read Also:
- Magnetic-bottle
noun 1. Physics. a magnetic field so shaped that it can confine a plasma: used in a proposed design for fusion reactors. noun 1. a configuration of magnetic fields for containing plasma
- Magnetic-bubble
noun, Computers. 1. a tiny mobile magnetized area within a magnetic material, the basis of one type of solid-state storage medium (magnetic bubble memory) noun 1. (physics) a small round magnetic domain induced by a magnetic field in a thin film of magnetic material, used in certain types of computer memories
- Magnetic-card
noun 1. . [mag] /mæg/ noun 1. Computers. a plastic or paper card with a magnetizable layer on which data can be recorded and from which data can be read. 2. such a card used in access-control systems, as for automatically unlocking doors.
- Magnetic character reader
noun 1. a device that automatically scans and interprets characters printed with magnetic ink. It operates by the process of magnetic character recognition
- Magnetic-chart
noun, Navigation. 1. a chart showing the magnetic properties of a portion of the earth’s surface, as dip, variation, and intensity.