magnetization

[ mag-ni-tuh-zey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the process of magnetizing or the state of being magnetized.
2. Electricity. the magnetic moment per unit volume induced by any external magnetic field: measured in amperes per meter. : M

Other Words From

• remag·net·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetization¹

First recorded in 1885–90; magnetize + -ation

Example Sentences

The crystals contain magnetic particles that preserve magnetization from the time the minerals were formed.

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Controlling the magnetic polarization -- or magnetization -- allows you to essentially dictate precisely how the cilia will flex when an external magnetic field is applied.

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In some materials, spins form complex magnetic structures within the nanometre and micrometre scale in which the magnetization direction twists and curls along specific directions.

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Measurements of the magnetization show the two FePt layers have different Curie temperatures.

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The researchers used pulses of electrical current to switch the direction of the device's magnetization at room temperature.

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