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field magnet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌfiːld mɛɡ.nət/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌfiːld mæɡ.nɪt/ Australia, conservative Received Pronunciation
  • /ˌfild mæɡ.nɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
  • fēld′ măg′nĭt
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌfild maɡ.nɪt/ (Scotland)
  • /ˌfiːld maɡ.nɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation, contemporary)
  • /ˌfiːlɖ maɡ.nɪʈ/ (India)

Etymology

First attested in 1878.

Meanings

  1. A magnet used to produce a magnetic field in a device.

Forms

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field magnets Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

magnet · lodestar · lodestone · polestar

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