meaning of electro magnet
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.
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electro-magnet | electro-magnetic | electro-magnetism | electromagnet | electromagnetic | electromagnetic compatibility | electromagnetic delay line | electromagnetic interaction | electromagnetic intrusion | electromagnetic radiation | electromagnetic spectrum | electromagnetic unit | electromagnetic wave | electromagnetics | electromagnetism | electron paramagnetic resonance |
