electromagnetnoun [ C ]
uk/iˌlek.trəuˈmæɡ.nət/us/iˌlek.troʊˈmæɡ.nət/specializeda device made from a piece of iron that becomes magnetic when a changing current is passed through the wire that goes around it
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Electrical components & circuitry
- accumulator
- anode
- armature
- baseband chip
- capacitor
- cathode ray
- chip
- circuit
- circuit board
- commutator
- electrode
- electromotive
- fuel cell
- fused
- grid
- integrated circuit
- negative pole
- parallel
- photovoltaic cell
- transistor
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- Hence the cause of the commonly received opinion among telegraph engineers that for rapid work electromagnets must have short cores.
- Many two-pole electromagnets show a tendency to bend together when the current is turned on.
- On heating the bulb the duration of the glow was greatly diminished, and it could be instantly extinguished by the presence of an electromagnet.
- The heater is cut out by an electromagnet when the glower goes into operation.
- We will now consider the actual mechanical construction of the electromagnet.