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electromagnet

electromagnet noun: a magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated.

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

electromagnet meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Tagalog

electromagnet in Hindi

magnet
वैद्युतचुंबक vaidyutcumbak, विद्युत् चुंबक vidyut cumbak

electromagnet in Tamil

மின்காந்தம், மின் காந்தம், மின்காந்தத்திண்மம்

electromagnet in Urdu

magnet
برقناطیس barqnatees

electromagnet in Tagalog

magnet
balaning-dagitab, elektroiman, elektromagneto
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electromagnet in Thai
แม่เหล็กไฟฟ้า mɛ̂ɛ-lèk-fai-fáa
electromagnet in Vietnamese
nam châm điện

Forms of electromagnet

pluralelectromagnets
alternative formelectro-magnet

Origin of electromagnet

From electro- + magnet.

Words formed from electromagnet

Questions about electromagnet

What does electromagnet mean?
Electromagnet means a magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated.
What is electromagnet in Hindi?
Electromagnet in Hindi is वैद्युतचुंबक (vaidyutcumbak), विद्युत् चुंबक (vidyut cumbak). See Electromagnet meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is electromagnet?
Electromagnet is a noun.
What is the plural of electromagnet?
The plural of electromagnet is electromagnets.

Words near electromagnet in the dictionary

  1. electrolyzed
  2. electrolyzer
  3. electrolyzers
  4. electrolyzes
  5. electrolyzing
  6. electromagnet
  7. electromagnetic
  8. electromagnetic energies
  9. electromagnetic energy
  10. electromagnetic field
  11. electromagnetic fields

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Adapted from Wiktionary: electromagnet (page history and authors); electromagnet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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