horseshoe magnet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of horseshoe magnet
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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In a 2013 speech at a science center in Pittsburgh, he recalled that, at the age of 5 or 6, his father gave him a horseshoe magnet.
From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2016
To understand how the eel doubles its charge, try picturing the critter in the shape of a horseshoe magnet.
From Scientific American • Oct. 29, 2015
As a piece of wire passes between the prongs of a horseshoe magnet, an electric current is generated.
From Time Magazine Archive
Like the tips of a horseshoe magnet, the paired spots have opposite polarity�one positive, the other negative�and are joined together by powerful magnetic lines of force that loop above the solar surface.
From Time Magazine Archive
Messrs. Editors:—In my library hangs a powerful horseshoe magnet which has a keeper and a weight attached of about three ounces.
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