| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe.[Websters]. | |
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Date "ELECTRO-MAGNET" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ELECTRO-MAGNET
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| Electrical Engineering | Consists essentially of a coil of wire wound around a core of soft iron, this core being either in one piece or laminated. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
