magnetizationn.
/ˌmaɡnᵻtʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmæɡnədəˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌmæɡnəˌtaɪˈzeɪʃən/ The condition of being magnetized; the process or action of magnetizing something.
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the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > mesmerism
animal magnetism1784
magnetism1784
mesmerism1784
magnetizing1787
magnetization1801
zoomagnetism1824
tellurism1832
hypnotism1842
pathetism1843
zoistic magnetism1849
electrobiology1850
electropsychology1850
biologism1852
statuvolism1871
statuvolence1873
braidism1882
hypnosis1882
biomagnetism1887
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > [noun] > magnetizing
touchinga1400
touch1576
excitation1656
magnetization1801
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > [noun] > magnetized condition
magnetization1845
1801 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. II. 133/2 The striking it with a key will..make the process of magnetization very quick.
1832 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) II. Electro-magnetism x. 56 We shall call the action which produces an arrangement of poles similar to that resulting from a voltaic current, positive magnetization.
1845 R. B. Todd & W. Bowman Physiol. Anat. I. 239 Further tests of the presence of galvanic action are found in the magnetization of a steel needle placed within a coil.
1879 J. Tyndall Fragm. Sci. (ed. 6) I. xiii. 373 Previous to magnetization, a dipping needle..stands accurately level.
1917 G. D. Shepardson Telephone Apparatus iv. 279 When the current has been reduced to zero, there still exists a more or less permanent magnetization.
1925 H. C. Booth tr. F. Auerbach Mod. Magnetics (U.K. ed.) ix. 230 The strength of the field is photographically recorded in one direction and the magnetization in another at right-angles to it.
1959 Listener 25 June 1109/1 They are electric insulators and therefore do not carry parasitic electric currents (so-called eddy currents) when their magnetization changes rapidly.
1984 J. J. Lowe & M. J. C. Walker Reconstructing Quaternary Environments v. 261 A secondary magnetisation is introduced into..rocks which serves to complicate the study of palaeomagnetic variations.
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magnetization curve n. a graph of magnetic flux density against magnetic field strength in the same region.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrically induced magnetism > electromagnetic induction > [noun] > conducting power > curve
magnetization curve1890
1890 Proc. Royal Soc. 48 2 A magnetisation curve is all that I have obtained free from doubt; the sample was heated and its magnetisation determined at various temperatures for a force of 0·50.
1938 A. E. Clayton Performance & Design Direct Current Machines (ed. 2) viii. 175 Having determined the equivalent voltage drop by the above method, a load magnetization curve can be constructed for any particular value of the load current.
1968 C. G. Kuper Introd. Theory Superconductivity v. 86 Figure (5.5) shows a typical magnetization curve for a small cylinder in a transverse field.
1986 H. I. Andrews Railway Traction iv. 64 This corresponds to the ‘magnetisation curve’ employed by designers of traction motors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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