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1. (n.) solenoid
a coil of wire that, when carrying current, magnetically attracts a sliding iron core.
Etymology: (1825–35; < F solénoïde < Gk sōlēn pipe, channel)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) solenoid
a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) solenoid
an electrodynamic spiral having the conjuctive wire turned back along its axis, so as to neutralize that component of the effect of the current which is due to the length of the spiral, and reduce the whole effect to that of a series of equal and parallel circular currents. When traversed by a current the solenoid exhibits polarity and attraction or repulsion, like a magnet
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. solenoid
The ideal solenoid is a system of circular currents of uniform direction, equal, parallel, of equal diameter of circle, and with their centers lying on the same straight line, which line is perpendicular to their planes.
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