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field magnet
noun
: a magnet for producing and maintaining a magnetic field especially in a generator or electric motor
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Each of Sparc’s 18 toroidal field magnets will be built on top of a similar work fixture.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2023
The scanner uses a low-field magnet, so it can be wheeled into hospital rooms and take pictures of the brain while patients are in bed.
—Liz Szabo, CNN, 1 June 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1878, in the meaning defined above
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“Field magnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20magnet. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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field magnet
noun
: a magnet for producing and maintaining a magnetic field especially in a generator or electric motor
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