electromagnet (redirected from Electromagnets)

e·lec·tro·mag·net  (-lktr-mgnt)

n.

A magnet consisting essentially of a coil of insulated wire wrapped around a soft iron core that is magnetized only when current flows through the wire.

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electromagnet [ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈmægnɪt]

n

(Physics / General Physics) a magnet consisting of an iron or steel core wound with a coil of wire, through which a current is passed

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electromagnet  (-lktr-mgnt)

A device consisting of a coil of insulated wire wrapped around an iron core that becomes magnetized when an electric current flows through the wire. Electromagnets are used to convert electrical control signals into mechanical movements. See Note at magnetism.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

electromagnet - a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet armature - coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field electric bell - a bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current magnet - (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field magnetic head - an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrieved electrical relay, relay - electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit

Translations

electromagnet [ɪˈlektrəʊˈmægnɪt] N → electroimán m

electromagnet [ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈmægnɪt] n → électroaimant m

electromagnet [ɪˈlɛktrəʊˈmægnɪt] n → elettromagnete m