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magnetic induction
noun
, Electricity.
- Also called magnetic flux density. a vector quantity used as a measure of a magnetic field. : B
- magnetization induced by proximity to a magnetic field.
magnetic induction
magnetic induction
- The process by which a substance, such as iron, becomes magnetized by a magnetic field.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of magnetic induction1
First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences
It has been claimed by some that Henry discovered electro-magnetic induction before Faraday did.
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Two more great discoveries, galvanism and electro-magnetic induction, were necessary before the practical motor became possible.
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Outside the magnet the direction of the magnetic induction is generally the same as that of the magnetic force.
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The magnetizing of a piece of iron or steel by a magnet near or touching it is called magnetic induction.
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But in 1831 he began a series of experiments that established forever the fact of electro-magnetic induction.
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