magnetic circuit

American  

noun

Physics.

1. the closed path described by magnetic flux. It is analogous to the electric circuit with resistance, where flux, reluctance, and magnetomotive force correspond to electric current, resistance, and electromotive force.

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We see here also the futility of constructing a Ruhmkorff core coil on the closed iron magnetic circuit plan, because the currents in the primary are interrupted, not reversed.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various

Each line or magnetic circuit evolved, and cutting the conductor, flies at once outward, and locates itself in the iron ring.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 by Various

This circuit is completed by the magnetism flowing from one pole to the other through the magnet, and as this flow is continued as long as the body remains magnetic it constitutes a magnetic circuit.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

It should be noted that in the electric circuit resistance causes heat to be generated and therefore energy to be wasted, but in the magnetic circuit reluctance does not involve any similar waste of energy.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Hawkins, Nehemiah

It is just so in respect to the magnetic circuit of a moving current.

From A Newly Discovered System of Electrical Medication by Clark, Daniel