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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke