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electro-magnet

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  1. 1. n. A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe. Source: opted
  2. 2. A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe. Source: webster
  3. 3. A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some othermagnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic bybeing placed within a coil of wire through which a current ofelectricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar,either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe. Source: adambom

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