magnetometer

noun

mag·​ne·​tom·​e·​ter ˌmag-nə-ˈtä-mə-tər 

: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field

magnetometric

mag-ˌnē-tə-ˈme-trik 

-ˌne-

adjective

magnetometry

ˌmag-nə-ˈtä-mə-trē 

noun

Examples of magnetometer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Using metal detectors and magnetometers, the team was able to locate large bits of steel and iron protruding from the seafloor that turned out to be parts of the frame and windlass, the machine used to reel in the anchor. —Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 16 May 2025

The weapon was detected by magnetometers set up by the Secret Service. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024

Juno also has a magnetometer, a gravity science system and a microwave radiometer. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

The company helped spearhead the use of magnetometers and developed security protocols in response to the 1970 hijacking of five planes by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. —Jasper Craven, Harper's Magazine, 23 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for magnetometer

• anemometer
• audiometer
• densitometer
• diffractometer
• dilatometer
• dynamometer
• electrometer
• extensometer
• goniometer
• penetrometer
• piezometer
• radiometer

Kids Definition

magnetometer

noun

mag·​ne·​tom·​e·​ter ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ət-ər 

: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the strength of a magnetic field

Medical Definition

magnetometer

noun

mag·​ne·​tom·​e·​ter ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ət-ər 

: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field

magnetometric

mag-ˌnēt-ə-ˈme-trik  -ˌnet- 

adjective

magnetometry

ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ə-trē 

noun

plural magnetometries