magnetic induction

noun

Electricity.

1. Also called magnetic flux density. a vector quantity used as a measure of a magnetic field. B

2. magnetization induced by proximity to a magnetic field.

magnetic induction

noun

1. another name for magnetic flux density

magnetic induction

1. The process by which a substance, such as iron, becomes magnetized by a magnetic field.

2. See magnetic flux density

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetic induction¹

First recorded in 1850–55