magnetize
Origin of magnetize
1- Also especially British, mag·ne·tise .
Other words from magnetize
- mag·net·iz·er, noun
- non·mag·net·ized, adjective
- re·mag·net·ize, verb (used with object), re·mag·net·ized, re·mag·net·iz·ing.
- un·mag·net·ized, adjective
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How to use magnetize in a sentence
When the joints are made in this way, they offer less opposition to the magnetizing force.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThe current from the battery flows through the primary coil magnetizing the iron core.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerThe strength of the magnetizing current is regulated by adjusting the position of the sliding contact E upon the resistance DF.
K is a commutator for reversing the direction of the magnetizing current, and G a galvanometer for measuring it.
Between the magnetizing coils is a small induction coil D, which is connected with a ballistic galvanometer.
British Dictionary definitions for magnetize
magnetise
/ (ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪz) /
Derived forms of magnetize
- magnetizable or magnetisable, adjective
- magnetization or magnetisation, noun
- magnetizer or magnetiser, noun
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Scientific definitions for magnetize
[ măg′nĭ-tīz′ ]
To cause an object to become temporarily or permanently magnetic. For example, an unmagnetized object made of ferromagnetic material consists of molecules that are magnetic but randomly aligned, producing no net magnetic field; exposure to a magnetic field causes the molecules to align themselves with the field, producing their own net field, so that the object as a whole becomes magnetized.
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