electromagnet
Noun
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is a type of: magnet - (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic fieldsubtypes: magnetic head - an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrievedhas: armature - coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic fieldis a part of:
- electric bell - a bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current
- electrical relay, relay - electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit
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