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catapult effect

catapult effect noun: the phenomenon where a loose current-carrying wire is catapulted horizontally away in the presence of a magnetic field.

Noun

catapult effect (usually uncountable, plural catapult effects)

  1. (usually) The phenomenon where a loose current-carrying wire is catapulted horizontally away in the presence of a magnetic field.

Forms of catapult effect

pluralcatapult effects

Questions about catapult effect

What does catapult effect mean?
Catapult effect means the phenomenon where a loose current-carrying wire is catapulted horizontally away in the presence of a magnetic field.
What part of speech is catapult effect?
Catapult effect is a noun.
What is the plural of catapult effect?
The plural of catapult effect is catapult effects.

Words near catapult effect in the dictionary

  1. cataplexy
  2. cataptromancy
  3. catapult
  4. Catapult centre
  5. Catapult centres
  6. catapult effect
  7. catapult fruit
  8. catapult fruits
  9. catapulta
  10. catapultable
  11. catapultae

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