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

Some researchers attributed the missing magnetization to the presence of large native iron grains that were poor magnetic recorders.

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I recently assembled a team to use new scientific techniques to reexamine the evidence for lunar magnetization.

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In the new study, Tarduno and colleagues examined the magnetization of a handful of Apollo rock samples.

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The magnetization of the bit of glass happened due to the meteorite impact that also formed the glass itself, Tarduno and colleagues suggest.

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That idea — that a meteorite impact can produce strong magnetization in rocks — is one that’s been discussed in many scientific studies in the past, Tarduno says.

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He discovered the now celebrated change of dimensions produced by the magnetization of soft iron by the current.

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The general character of curves of magnetization and of induction will be discussed later.

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It can be shown that uniform magnetization is possible only when the form of the body is ellipsoidal.

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A study of such curves as these reveals the fact that there are three distinct stages in the process of magnetization.

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Magnetization produces increase of length in weak fields, decrease in strong fields.

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