magnetic permeability

American  

[mag-net-ik pur-mee-uh-bil-i-tee] / mægˈnɛt ɪk ˌpɜr mi əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

1. Physics. the measurable degree to which a material can become magnetized when exposed to a magnetic field.

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magnetic permeability Scientific  

1. A measure of the ability of a substance to sustain a magnetic field, equal to the ratio between magnetic flux density and magnetic field strength. For a vacuum, its value is 1.257 × 10 ⁻⁶ henries per meter. Highly magnetizable materials, such as ferromagnetic materials, have higher magnetic permeability.

2. See also ferromagnetism

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Example Sentences

In 2008, Pendry and others demonstrated the beginnings of a cloak for static magnetic fields, the simplicity of which resided in the need to vary only the cloak's magnetic permeability, and not its electric permittivity.

From Scientific American • Mar. 22, 2012

The form of Maxwell's equations shows that electromagnetic action can be propagated in waves with a definite velocity, which depends on the specific inductive capacity and the magnetic permeability of the medium.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

Iron has a greater magnetic permeability than air.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

M. Menges' apparatus depends, like that of Edison, upon the fact that the magnetic metals lose their magnetic permeability at a certain temperature.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 by Various

The field core is, according to size, built up either of steel disks, each in one piece, or of steel forgings, so as to give high magnetic permeability and great strength.

From Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers by Collins, Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin)