deperm
Syllables: de·perm/diːˈpɜːm/US/diˈpɝm/
deperm verb: to degauss or demagnetize; especially, to degauss a ship by dragging a large powered electrical cable along its side.
Verb
deperm (third-person singular simple present deperms, present participle deperming, simple past and past participle depermed)
- To degauss or demagnetize; especially, to degauss a ship by dragging a large powered electrical cable along its side.
- Vessels wiped and depermed as outlined above were found to age towards their original state, so the processes as described were only effective for comparatively short periods and had to be repeated at regular intervals.1948, The School Science Review: A Magazine for Science Teachers, volume 30, London: John Murray for the Science Masters' Association and the Association of Women Science Teachers, →ISSN, →OCLC, page...
- Our present system deperms more reliably and is arranged to deperm the sensor each time the power source for the magnetometer is turned on.1964 June, Manual for Fluxgate Ferrite Magnetometer (CRSR; 172), Ithaca, N.Y.: Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, Cornell University, →OCLC, page 6
- Synonyms:
- wipe
Noun
deperm (plural deperms)
- The act or process of deperming.
- Fortunately a very pronounced extension of life was found to be possible for wipes and deperms by making the initial current very strong so that, for example, a positive component was made a larger negative one before being reduced to zero […]1948, The School Science Review: A Magazine for Science Teachers, volume 30, London: John Murray for the Science Masters' Association and the Association of Women Science Teachers, →ISSN, →OCLC, page...
- One interesting feature of the S/N 008A and S/N 009 data is that the residual moment after deperms one through three increased from 735 to 870 pole-cm for S/N 008A, but decreased from 854 to 659 pole-cm for S/N 009.1968 December 23, A. W. Fihelly, “Appendix III: Memorandum by A. W. Fihelly re SNAP-19 S/N 009 Magnetic Moments Measurement”, in W[illia]m S. West, J. Michael Holman, Herbert W. Bilsky, Techniques...
Synonyms of deperm
Forms of deperm
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | deperms |
| present participle | deperming |
| past participle | depermed |
| past | depermed |
| Noun | |
| plural | deperms |
Origin of deperm
From de- (prefix indicating removal or reversal) + perm(anent magnet).
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Questions about deperm
- What does deperm mean?
- Deperm means to degauss or demagnetize; especially, to degauss a ship by dragging a large powered electrical cable along its side.
- What part of speech is deperm?
- Deperm can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce deperm?
- Deperm is pronounced /diːˈpɜːm/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of deperm?
- The past tense of deperm is depermed.
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