(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field

a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

of or relating to or caused by magnetism

having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel

capable of being magnetized

determined by earth's magnetic fields

possessing an extraordinary ability to attract

attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force

container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions

a nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicate; no longer used in most computers

compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north

(computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories

(computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories

the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

a dipole with opposing magnetic poles

(physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipole

(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored

(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored

an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip

the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle

the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow

a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area

the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle

the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow

a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area

attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force

an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrieved

(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)

the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow

an ink that contains particles of a magnetic substance whose presence can be detected by magnetic sensors

the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow

an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets

high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction

a line of force in a magnetic field

any storage medium in which different patterns of magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of information

an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth

(nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship)

the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field

a hypothetical particle with a single magnetic pole instead of the usual two

a slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a mounting with little friction; used to indicate the direction of the earth's magnetic pole

the direction in which a compass needle points

either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical

one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

a brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic properties

recorder consisting of equipment for making records on magnetic media

resonance of electrons or atoms or molecules or nuclei to radiation frequencies as a result of space quantization in a magnetic field

the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images

any storage medium in which different patterns of magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of information