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field magnet
noun
- a magnet for producing a magnetic field, as in a particle accelerator or an electric motor.
field magnet
noun
- a permanent magnet or an electromagnet that produces the magnetic field in a generator, electric motor, or similar device
field magnet
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of field magnet1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
This fact can be illustrated by means of Figs.13 and 14, both of which show the armature and the poles of the field magnet.
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Directly under the armature may be seen one of the field magnet coils, it being marked R.
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The rotating coil is usually spoken of as the armature, and the large magnet as the field magnet.
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N and S are cast-iron prolongations of the same, and are usually bolted to the field-magnet.
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Only here we must have just a little residual magnetism in the field magnet to start the whole process.
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