ELECTRO-MAGNET
\ɪlˌɛktɹə͡ʊmˈaɡnɪt], \ɪlˌɛktɹəʊmˈaɡnɪt], \ɪ_l_ˌɛ_k_t_ɹ_əʊ_m_ˈa_ɡ_n_ɪ_t]\
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A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe.
By Oddity Software
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A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe.
By Noah Webster.
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A bar of soft iron rendered magnetic during the passage of a galvanic current through insulated copper wire wound around it.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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