field magnet

American  

noun

1. a magnet for producing a magnetic field, as in a particle accelerator or an electric motor.

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field magnet British  

noun

1. a permanent magnet or an electromagnet that produces the magnetic field in a generator, electric motor, or similar device

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field magnet Scientific  

1. A permanent magnet used to produce a base magnetic field against which other magnetized materials react, as in the operation of electrical devices such as motors, generators, and solenoids.

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Etymology

Origin of field magnet

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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field magnet

A characteristic feature is that in the dynamo the field magnet is the stationary part and the armature the rotating part, while in the alternator the reverse conditions usually obtain.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Hawkins, Nehemiah

Only here we must have just a little residual magnetism in the field magnet to start the whole process.

From A Librarian's Open Shelf by Bostwick, Arthur E.

But no matter how complex these various parts may seem to be, the principle is always that stated in Section 309, and the parts are limited to field magnet, commutator, and armature.

From General Science by Clark, Bertha M.

The big iron field magnet, often weighing some thousands of pounds, is then the same as a permanent steel horseshoe magnet, which would hardly be possible at all.

From Steam, Steel and Electricity by Steele, James W.

Series Motor.—In this type the field magnet windings are connected in series with the armature winding, i.e. the same current flows in both windings.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various