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electromagnet

DEFINITIONS OF: electromagnet

1

n a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet

Types:
magnetic head
an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrieved
Type of:
magnet
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
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