electromagnet

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noun electromagnet A soft metal core made into a magnet by the passage of electric current through a coil surrounding it. 1
noun electromagnet device magnetized by electricity 1
countable noun electromagnet An electromagnet is a magnet that consists of a piece of iron or steel surrounded by a coil. The metal becomes magnetic when an electric current is passed through the coil. 0
noun electromagnet a magnet consisting of an iron or steel core wound with a coil of wire, through which a current is passed 0
noun electromagnet a soft iron or steel core surrounded by a coil of wire, that temporarily becomes a magnet when an electric current flows through the wire 0
noun electromagnet An electromagnet is a temporary magnet formed by winding a coil of wire round a piece of soft iron, and passing an electric current through it. 0

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magnet — a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron.

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