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Electromagnet - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Electromagnet : (noun)
1: a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core;
when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Magnet \Mag"net\, n. [OE. magnete, OF. magnete, L. magnes,
-etis, Gr. ? ? a magnet, metal that looked like silver,
prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr. ?, a country in Thessaly. Cf.
Magnesia, Manganese.]
1. The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or
magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of
attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely
suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also
natural magnet.
Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the
temple of Arsino["e] all of magnet, or this
loadstone. --Holland.
Two magnets, heaven and earth, allure to bliss, The
larger loadstone that, the nearer this. --Dryden.
2. (Physics) A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the
peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted;
-- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an
artificial magnet.
Note: An artificial magnet, produced by the action of a
voltaic or electrical battery, is called an
electro-magnet.
Field magnet (Physics & Elec.), a magnet used for producing
and maintaining a magnetic field; -- used especially of
the stationary or exciting magnet of a dynamo or
electromotor in distinction from that of the moving
portion or armature.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Electro-magnet \E*lec`tro-mag"net\, n.
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Electromagnet |
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spacestationsma: ♫ Secondary Cell - Electromagnet |
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DyslexicMystic: #Christmas #Nerds wrap their tree lights all one direction because what you think is a holiday tradition is really an Electromagnet. #fact |
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fatnesa: theres no way sam's phone would work that closely to a giant Electromagnet... |
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