stud finder
(stud finder)
Princeton's WordNet
a small permanent magnet in a metal container; when the magnet clicks against the container it indicates that the magnet is directly over an iron nail that holds the wallboard to a stud
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armature
(ˈɑr mə tʃər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the iron or steel placed across the poles of a permanent magnet to close it.
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alnico
(ˈæl nɪˌkoʊ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
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flux
(magnetic field, magnetic flux, flux)
Princeton's WordNet
the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
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magnetic field
(magnetic field, magnetic flux, flux)
Princeton's WordNet
the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
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magnetic flux
(magnetic field, magnetic flux, flux)
Princeton's WordNet
the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
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loadstone
(lodestone, loadstone)
Princeton's WordNet
a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically
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lodestone
(lodestone, loadstone)
Princeton's WordNet
a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically
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armature
Webster Dictionary
a piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force. In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force
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magnetize
(ˈmæg nɪˌtaɪz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to make a magnet of; impart the properties of a magnet to.
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magnetize
Webster Dictionary
to attract as a magnet attracts, or like a magnet; to move; to influence
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south-seeking pole
(negative magnetic pole, negative pole, south-seeking pole)
Princeton's WordNet
the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely
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positive magnetic pole
(positive pole, positive magnetic pole, north-seeking pole)
Princeton's WordNet
the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely
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positive pole
(positive pole, positive magnetic pole, north-seeking pole)
Princeton's WordNet
the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely
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north-seeking pole
(positive pole, positive magnetic pole, north-seeking pole)
Princeton's WordNet
the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely
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negative pole
(negative magnetic pole, negative pole, south-seeking pole)
Princeton's WordNet
the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely
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negative magnetic pole
(negative magnetic pole, negative pole, south-seeking pole)
Princeton's WordNet
the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely
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electromagnet
(electromagnet)
Princeton's WordNet
a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet
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magnetical
Webster Dictionary
pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic bar of iron; a magnetic needle
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settle
(ˈsɛt l)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to make stable; place in a permanent position or on a permanent basis.
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magnetic field
(ægˈnɛt ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a region of space near a magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle.
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magnetic
(ægˈnɛt ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
having the properties of a magnet.
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lodestone
(ˈloʊdˌstoʊn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a piece of this serving as a magnet.
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magnetic
(ægˈnɛt ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or pertaining to a magnet or magnetism.
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fund
Webster Dictionary
to provide and appropriate a fund or permanent revenue for the payment of the interest of; to make permanent provision of resources (as by a pledge of revenue from customs) for discharging the interest of or principal of; as, to fund government notes
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magnetic
(ægˈnɛt ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet.
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negative
(ˈnɛg ə tɪv)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of, pertaining to, or noting the S pole of a magnet.
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magnetic
Webster Dictionary
a magnet
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magnes
Webster Dictionary
magnet
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positive
(ˈpɒz ɪ tɪv)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of, pertaining to, or noting the north pole of a magnet.
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