magnetize
pronunciation
How to pronounce magnetize in British English:
UK [ˈmægnətaɪz]
How to pronounce magnetize in American English:
US [ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪz]
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- Verb:
- make magnetic
- attract strongly, as if with a magnet
Word Origin
- magnetize (v.)
- 1799, from magnet + -ize. Related: Magnetized; magnetizing. From 1785 in now-obsolete sense of "to mesmerize."
Example
- 1. Magnet can magnetize steel and iron .
- 2. Placing iron next to a magnet will magnetize the iron .
- 3. She can magnetize a theatre audience .
- 4. I am just like a magnet and can magnetize success and riches largely !
- 5. With the magnetic field turned on , the iron layers both magnetize , say , in the spin-up direction , so all of the spin-down electrons move through the entire sample without scattering .