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Words related to magnetism
mag·net·ism
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induction
the act of inducing, bringing about, or causing: induction of the hypnotic state. -
paleomagnetism
Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified. -
permanent magnet
a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from an external magnetic field. -
animal magnetism
the quality of being attractive, esp to members of the opposite sex -
archaeomagnetism dating
the dating of archaeological specimens by determination of the magnetic alignment of objects containing ferromagnetic materials, as baked clay pots, within undisturbed archaeological sites. -
barkhausen effect
the phenomenon of short, sudden changes in the magnetism of a ferromagnetic substance occurring when the intensity of the magnetizing field is continuously altered.