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magnetic induction

noun

, Electricity.
  1. Also called magnetic flux density. a vector quantity used as a measure of a magnetic field. : B
  2. magnetization induced by proximity to a magnetic field.


magnetic induction

magnetic induction

  1. The process by which a substance, such as iron, becomes magnetized by a magnetic field.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetic induction1

First recorded in 1850–55

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Example Sentences

This technology relies on magnetic induction, which basically means that it allows an electrical current to generate a magnetic field to create a voltage that powers a phone without messy cables or cords.

It has been claimed by some that Henry discovered electro-magnetic induction before Faraday did.

Two more great discoveries, galvanism and electro-magnetic induction, were necessary before the practical motor became possible.

Outside the magnet the direction of the magnetic induction is generally the same as that of the magnetic force.

The magnetizing of a piece of iron or steel by a magnet near or touching it is called magnetic induction.

But in 1831 he began a series of experiments that established forever the fact of electro-magnetic induction.

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