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de·gauss

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–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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tr.v. de·gaussed, de·gauss·ing, de·gauss·es

To neutralize the magnetic field of (a ship, for example).
To erase information from (a magnetic disk or other storage device).

[de- + gauss.]

de·gauss'er n.

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degauss
verb
make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship" [syn: demagnetize] [ant: magnetise]

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To neutralize or rebalance the magnetic field of a magnetized object, such as a computer monitor or the read/write head of a disk drive or tape recorder.
To erase information from a magnetic disk, tape, or other magnetic storage device.