deperms
deperms is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deperm.
deperms is the plural of deperm.
Meaning of deperm
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...
- Synonyms:
- wipe
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- What is deperms the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Deperms is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deperm.
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