mag·net·i·za·tion 
(măg′nĭ-tĭ-zāshən)
(măg′nĭ-tĭ-zāshən)n.
1.
a. The process of making a substance temporarily or permanently magnetic, as by insertion in a magnetic field.
b. The extent to which an object is magnetized.
2. The property of being magnetic.