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magnet

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magnet: see electromagnet electromagnet, device in which magnetism is produced by an electric current. Any electric current produces a magnetic field, but the field near an ordinary straight conductor is rarely strong enough to be of practical use.
..... Click the link for more information. ; magnetism magnetism, force of attraction or repulsion between various substances, especially those made of iron and certain other metals; ultimately it is due to the motion of electric charges.
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Magnets and their associated magnetic field lines. A permanent magnet (such as a bar or disk …
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Any material capable of attracting iron and producing a magnetic field outside itself. By the end of the 19th century, all known elements and many compounds had been tested for magnetism, and all were found to have some magnetic property. However, only three elements—iron, nickel, and cobalt—exhibit ferromagnetism. See also compass, electromagnet.
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" Then, seeing they still looked puzzled, he added, "It was that toy magnet belonging to your nephew, Mr.
The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
This magnet is sustained by a very strong axle of adamant passing through its middle, upon which it plays, and is poised so exactly that the weakest hand can turn it.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
Already, for half a year or longer, Bell had known the correct theory of the telephone; but he had not realized that the feeble undulatory current generated by a magnet was strong enough for the transmission of speech.
The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context
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