Associations to the word «Electromagnet»

Wiktionary

ELECTROMAGNET, noun. A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated

Dictionary definition

ELECTROMAGNET, noun. A temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley