When magnets are used in magnetic therapy, the poles are often referred to as being positive or negative. Generally, the south pole is termed positive, and the north negative.

What is the negative pole called?

Anode, the terminal or electrode from which electrons leave a system. In a battery or other source of direct current the anode is the negative terminal, but in a passive load it is the positive terminal.

What is a positive and negative pole?

In the case of electric current running between two points, or poles, one of the poles will have more electrons than the other. The pole with more electrons is said to have negative polarity. The pole with fewer electrons then has a positive polarity. ... This flow is called an electric current.