CONSEQUENT POINTS
\kˈɒnsɪkwənt pˈɔ͡ɪnts], \kˈɒnsɪkwənt pˈɔɪnts], \k_ˈɒ_n_s_ɪ_k_w_ə_n_t p_ˈɔɪ_n_t_s]\
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In magnetism, intermediate poles, caused when either from some peculiarity in the structure of a bar, or from some irregularity in the magnetizing process, a reversal of the direction of magnetization occurs in some part or parts of the length, whereby the magnet will have not only a pole at each end, but also a pole at each point where the reversal occurs.
By Daniel Lyons
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