HyperDic: electromagnet

English > 1 sense of the word electromagnet:
NOUNartifactelectromagneta temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core
electromagnet > pronunciation
Soundsihleh.ktrowmae'gnaht
Rhymesabbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
English > electromagnet: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet.
Part ofelectric bellA bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current
relay, electrical relayelectrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch ... / switch on and off a current in a second circuit
Partsarmaturecoil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field
Narrowermagnetic headAn electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrieved
Broadermagnet(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
Spanishelectroimán
Catalanelectroimant

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