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pole piece
noun
, Electricity.
- a piece of magnetic material at a pole of a permanent magnet or of an electromagnet, shaped to control the magnetic flux distribution in the vicinity of the pole.
pole piece
noun
- electrical engineering a piece of ferromagnetic material forming an extension of the magnetic circuit in an electric motor, etc, used to concentrate the magnetic field where it will be most effective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pole piece1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
It forms twenty-nine turns in each section, and the direction of winding changes at each passage in front of a pole piece.
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The effort of this increase is to narrow the gap between the armature and pole piece.
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As a result it was difficult to maintain a permanent adjustment between the pole piece and the diaphragm.
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By this means a slight tendency is given to swing the armature toward the pole-piece m' of the main magnet.
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Look at that devil Dan,—see how he 's bearing on the pole-piece!
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