solenoid
noun
an electric conductor wound as a helix with small pitch, or as two or more coaxial helices, so that current through the conductor establishes a magnetic field within the conductor.
solenoids
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pluralof solenoid.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It makes solenoids - electromagnetic valves - used in everything from airplane hydraulics controls to air conditioning.
From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2022
Certainly, the shift from cranks and solenoids and bits of small metal to remote, wireless contraptions isn’t only about science and technology.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2021
We go around the telescope and then far below, to a realm of giant gears and, as Meneghini points out, “100-year-old solenoids and relays and wiring.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2017
The solenoids went for $10 apiece, plus around $3 shipping.
From Washington Times ● May 29, 2016
The sounds were transferred from one "ground wire" to the other, while the solenoids seemed to resist every influence but that directed upon them by the operators.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 by Various
