Barkhausen effect

[ bahrk-hou-zuhn, bahr-kou- ]

noun

, Physics.

1. the phenomenon of short, sudden changes in the magnetism of a ferromagnetic substance occurring when the intensity of the magnetizing field is continuously altered.

Barkhausen effect

/ ˈbarkhaʊzən /

noun

1. the phenomenon that ferromagnetic material in an increasing magnetic field becomes magnetized in discrete jumps, discovered by Heinrich Georg Barkhausen (1881–1956)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Barkhausen effect¹

1955–60; named after H. Barkhausen (1881–1956), German physicist