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bar magnet

noun

  1. a bar-shaped, usually permanent, magnet.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bar magnet1

First recorded in 1820–30

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Example Sentences

Each muon behaves like a tiny bar magnet when exposed to a magnetic field, an effect called the magnetic moment.

If the latter is in the form of a helix its magnetic field resembles that of a straight bar magnet.

To illustrate Lenz's Law, suppose that the north-seeking pole of a bar magnet be inserted in a closed coil of wire.

A cylindrical magnet, which is substantially the same as a horseshoe, might be substituted with advantage for the bar magnet.

The general facts of magnetism are most simply illustrated by a magnetized bar of steel, commonly called a bar magnet.

Placing a small magnetic needle near a bar magnet, it takes a determinate position.

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