deperm
[ dee-purm ]
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.
Origin of deperm
1First recorded in 1945–50; de- + perm(anent)
- Compare degauss.
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