Associations to the word «Solenoid»

Wiktionary

SOLENOID, noun. A coil of wire that acts as a magnet when an electric current flows through it
SOLENOID, noun. A mechanical switch consisting of such a coil containing a metal core, the movement of which is controlled by the current

Dictionary definition

SOLENOID, noun. A coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil.

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery