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de⋅gauss

[dee-gous]
–verb (used with object)
to demagnetize (a ship's hull, electrical equipment, etc.) by means of electric coils.
Compare deperm.


Origin:
1935–40; de- + gauss
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de·gauss   (dē-gous')   
tr.v.   de·gaussed, de·gauss·ing, de·gauss·es
  1. To neutralize the magnetic field of (a ship, for example).

  2. To erase information from (a magnetic disk or other storage device).


[de- + gauss.]
de·gauss'er n.
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