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magnetic induction

–noun Electricity.
1. Also called magnetic flux density. a vector quantity used as a measure of a magnetic field. Symbol: B
2. magnetization induced by proximity to a magnetic field.


Origin:
1850–55
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magnetic flux density  
n.   Symbol B
The amount of magnetic flux through a unit area taken perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic flux. Also called magnetic induction.
magnetic induction  
n.  
  1. The process by which a substance, such as iron or steel, becomes magnetized by a magnetic field. The induced magnetism is produced by the force of the field radiating from the poles of a magnet.

  2. See magnetic flux density.

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magnetic induction  
  1. The process by which a substance, such as iron, becomes magnetized by a magnetic field.

  2. See magnetic flux density.


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