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MAGNETIC INDUCTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow
Synonyms:
magnetic field strength; magnetic flux density; magnetic induction; magnetic intensity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("magnetic induction" is a kind of...):
field intensity; field strength (the vector sum of all the forces exerted by an electrical or magnetic field (on a unit mass or unit charge or unit magnetic pole) at a given point in the field)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)
Synonyms:
magnetic induction; magnetisation; magnetization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("magnetic induction" is a kind of...):
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
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