单词 | degaussing belt |
释义 | > as lemmasdegaussing belt transitive. To protect (a ship) against magnetic mines by encircling it with an electrically charged cable (called the degaussing belt or degaussing girdle), so as to demagnetize it. Also in extended use, to remove unwanted magnetism from, to demagnetize. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > magnetize [verb (transitive)] > demagnetize demagnetize1839 degauss1940 1940 Times 9 Mar. 6/5 Since the object of the device was to render ships non-magnetic, the verb to ‘de-gauss’..was coined to indicate its function. 1960 J. L. Bernstein Video Tape Recording xii. 259 It is wise to degauss the heads prior to each recording session. < as lemmas |
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