deperm

[ dee-purm ]

/ diˈpɜrm /

verb (used with object) Nautical.

to reduce the permanent magnetism of (a vessel) by wrapping an electric cable around it vertically athwartships and energizing the cable.

Nearby words

dependent drainage, dependent edema, dependent personality, dependent variable, depeople, deperm, depersonalization, depersonalize, depew, depew, chauncey mitchell, dephosphorylate

Compare degauss.

Origin of deperm

First recorded in 1945–50; de- + perm(anent)

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