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electro-magnet

electro-magnet is the alternative form of electromagnet.

Meaning of electromagnet

Noun

electromagnet (plural electromagnets)

  1. A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated.
    • Hold the electromagnet near something made of iron and push the switch (S2). […] Large electromagnets are used to move things around at factories and junkyards.2010, “Electromagnetism”, in Snap Circuits, Elenco, page 1

Forms of electro-magnet

pluralelectro-magnets

Questions about electro-magnet

What is electro-magnet the alternative form of?
Electro-magnet is the alternative form of electromagnet.

Words near electro-magnet in the dictionary

  1. electro-
  2. electro-capillary
  3. electro-encephalography
  4. electro-funk
  5. electro-lethaler
  6. electro-magnet
  7. electro-magnetics
  8. electro-magnets
  9. electro-mechanical
  10. electro-mechanical computer
  11. electro-mechanical computers

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