Definition of Permanent magnet

1. Noun. A magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field.

Exact synonyms: Static Magnet
Generic synonyms: Magnet
Specialized synonyms: Stud Finder, Loadstone, Lodestone

Definition of Permanent magnet

1. Noun. (context: physics) A material, or piece of such material, which retains its magnetism even when not subjected to any external magnetic fields. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Permanent Magnet

permalloy
permalloys
permanable
permanence
permanences
permanencies
permanency
permanent
permanent-press
permanent-press fabric
permanent callus
permanent cartilage
permanent dirt
permanent dominant idea
permanent injunction
permanent magnet (current term)
permanent marker
permanent pedicle flap
permanent press
permanent residency
permanent resident
permanent residents
permanent restoration
permanent section
permanent stricture
permanent tooth
permanent wave
permanent waves
permanent way
permanentize

Literary usage of Permanent magnet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Experimental Electrical Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing for by Vladimir Karapetoff (1922)
"A simple direct-current ammeter which comprises a permanent magnet in its construction, is shown in Fig. 32. It consists of a movable soft-iron vane v which ..."

2. Bell's Electric Speaking Telephone: Its Invention, Construction, Application by George Bartlett Prescott (1884)
"It was during the month of July, 1876, that the first apparatus was constructed having a single permanent magnet and a single induction plate. ..."

3. Practical Electricity: A Laboratory and Lecture Course for First Year by William Edward Ayrton (1897)
"permanent magnet Ammeter—36. Magnifying Spring Ammeter—37. Gravity Control Ammeters—3S. Moving Coil Ammeters—39. Moving Coil Ammeter with Magnetic Control. ..."

4. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1901)
"Consequently, the north pole « of the permanent magnet will move over as near to the south pole 5 as the stop e will permit. If the battery and, ..."

5. The Electrical Engineer (1891)
"But if the armature is itself a permanent magnet of steel, it will be pulled when the poles are of one sort, and pushed when the poles ..."

6. A Practical treatise on materia medica and therapeutics: With Special by John Vietch Shoemaker (1906)
"By reversing the experiment and passing a permanent magnet into a coil of wire, a current of electricity is temporarily set up, which is manifested at the ..."

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