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electromagnet

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electromagnet /elec·tro·mag·net/ (e-lek″tro-mag´net) a temporary magnet made by passing electric current through a coil of wire surrounding a core of soft iron.
electromagnet [e-lek″tro-mag´net]
a temporary magnet made by passing an electric current through a coil of wire surrounding a core of soft iron or steel.
electromagnet
a piece of metal rendered temporarily magnetic by passage of electricity through a coil surrounding it.
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