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demagnetize
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de·mag·net·ize  (d-mgn-tz)
tr.v. de·mag·net·ized, de·mag·net·iz·ing, de·mag·net·iz·es
1. To remove magnetic properties from.
2. To erase (a magnetic storage device).

de·magnet·i·zation (-n-t-zshn) n.
de·magnet·izer n.

demagnetize, demagnetise [diːˈmægnəˌtaɪz]
vb
(Physics / General Physics) to lose magnetic properties or remove magnetic properties from Also degauss
demagnetization , demagnetisation n
demagnetizer , demagnetiser n
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Verb1.demagnetize - erase (a magnetic storage device)
delete, erase - wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"
2.demagnetize - make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship"
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
magnetize, magnetise - make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"
Translations
demagnetize [diːˈmægnɪtaɪz] VTdesimantar
demagnetize


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Further tests revealed that the organic substances remained magnetic at temperatures up to 200[degrees]C and suggested that they could be easily demagnetized, a valuable trait in some applications.
We accomplished this using special samples demagnetized at high temperature and cooled to room temperature in zero field.
Intellectually Sethe knows it happened, but the memory of it functions like a demagnetized tape recording; traces of the recording remain perhaps, but they can no longer play themselves out at anything like original volume.
 
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