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supermagnet

supermagnet noun: a very powerful magnet.

Noun

supermagnet (plural supermagnets)

  1. A very powerful magnet.
    • To design a large supermagnet then, the resistivity of copper at the operating temperature, magnetic field and stress level is needed, together with the heat-transfer rate between copper and liquid helium in the particular coil geometry used. These parameters plus knowledge of the short sample...1950, Progress in Nuclear Physics, Pergamon Press, page 250
    • Beneath the electronic revolution that began with the transistor lie the abstruse theories of a science called solid-state physics. Now physicists are working on new sources of light, supermagnets, metals that conduct electricity perfectly.1961, Henry Robinson Luce, Fortune, Time, page 150

Examples of supermagnet in a sentence

  • The Argonne supermagnet, doughnut-shaped and two feet in diameter, produced a magnetic field of 44,000 gauss— about 88,000 times stronger than the earth's magnetic field.1967, Compton, The 1967 Compton Yearbook, F. E. Compton Company, page 390:
  • Whereas a conventional electromagnet might need a small power plant to operate it, the “'supermagnet” can be operated on an ordinary truck battery.1970, Magnets and Magnetism, page 57:

Forms of supermagnet

pluralsupermagnets

Origin of supermagnet

From super- + magnet.

Questions about supermagnet

What does supermagnet mean?
Supermagnet means a very powerful magnet.
How do you use supermagnet in a sentence?
The Argonne supermagnet, doughnut-shaped and two feet in diameter, produced a magnetic field of 44,000 gauss— about 88,000 times stronger than the earth's magnetic field.
What part of speech is supermagnet?
Supermagnet is a noun.
What is the plural of supermagnet?
The plural of supermagnet is supermagnets.

Words near supermagnet in the dictionary

  1. supermacho
  2. supermacromolecular
  3. supermacromolecule
  4. supermacromolecules
  5. supermacroporous
  6. supermagnet
  7. supermagnetic
  8. supermagnetosonic
  9. supermagnets
  10. supermagnificent
  11. supermajestic

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