solenoidal

[soh-luh-noid-l, sol-uh-]

adjective

1. of or relating to a solenoid.

2. Mathematics.,  (of a vector or vector function) having divergence equal to zero.

Other Word Forms

• solenoidally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of solenoidal¹

First recorded in 1870–75; solenoid + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The two basic configurations are solenoidal and toroidal, in which the magnetic field is parallel or azimuthal to the beam axis, respectively.

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The inventors use a single solenoidal magnet of a peculiar construction, by which the armature is attracted by both poles simultaneously.

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