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Electro-magnet

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E`lec`tro-mag´net
n.1.A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe.


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But this fact that an electro-magnet would set a tuning-fork humming was new to Bell and very attractive.
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