degauss

American

[dee-gous] / diˈgaʊs /

verb (used with object)

to demagnetize (a ship's hull, electrical equipment, etc.) by means of electric coils.

degauss British

/ -ˈɡɔːs, diːˈɡaʊs /

verb

to neutralize the magnetic field of a ship's hull (as a protection against magnetic mines) using equipment producing an opposing magnetic field
another word for demagnetize

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degauss Scientific

/ dē-gous′ /

To neutralize or rebalance the magnetic field of a magnetized object, such as a computer monitor or the read/write head of a disk drive or tape recorder.
To erase information from a magnetic disk, tape, or other magnetic storage device.

Etymology

Origin of degauss

First recorded in 1935–40; de- + gauss

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