electromagnet
Americannoun
noun
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A device consisting of a coil of insulated wire wrapped around an iron core that becomes magnetized when an electric current flows through the wire. Electromagnets are used to convert electrical control signals into mechanical movements.
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See Note at magnetism
Etymology
Origin of electromagnet
Vocabulary lists containing electromagnet
Electricity and Magnetism - Introductory
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Physics - Introductory
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Electrical Engineering
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Example Sentences
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An alternative approach, which has been around in one form or another for more than a century, is to use electricity to create an electromagnet to spin the rotor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Sixteen models equipped with a starter produced between July 2020 and July 2022 could be affected due the electromagnet showing excessive wear over time, BMW said in a statement.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
"Of course, UTe2 cannot be used to make leads for a superconducting electromagnet," says Helm.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024
She steals an electromagnet from the junkyard in order to snag a meteor out of the sky during a shower, for vaguely nefarious power-mad reasons.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023
Even before Livingston’s results had been validated properly, Ernest was mapping out a campaign to acquire a more powerful electromagnet to drive protons beyond the million-volt threshold.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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