electromagnet Definition
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electromagnet
noun
- 1. A piece of soft metal, usually iron, made magnetic by the passage of an electric current through a coil of wire wrapped around the metal.
adj
- Having electrical and magnetic properties.
- Magnetic forces produced by electricity.
- The relations between and the properties of magnetism and electric currents.
- The science dealing with this subject.
