magnet : Idioms & Phrases

• a magnet provided with an armature.

Webster 1913

• noun a magnet in the form of a bar with magnetic poles at each end
  

WordNet

E*lec`tro-mag"net noun

Definitions

1. 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.

Webster 1913

• noun a magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor
  

WordNet

• . see under Magnet.
• (Physics & Elec.), a magnet used for producing and maintaining a magnetic field; used especially of the stationary or exciting magnet of a dynamo or electromotor in distinction from that of the moving portion or armature.

Webster 1913

• an artificial magnet in the form of a horsehoe.

Webster 1913

• a piece of iron which connects the two poles, for the purpose of keeping the magnetic power undiminished; an armature.

Webster 1913

• noun the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field
  magnetic moment.
  

WordNet

• noun a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field
  permanent magnet.
  

WordNet

• noun a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field
  permanent magnet.
  

WordNet

• to fit it with an armature.

Webster 1913