Electromagnet

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated.

Equivalents

Españolelectroimán

Françaisélectro-aimant

DeutschElektromagnet

20 more languages

العربيةالمغناطيس الكهربائي

Bosanskielektromagnet електромагнет

Češtinaelektromagnet

Danskelektromagnet

Ελληνικάηλεκτρομαγνήτης

Esperantoelektromagneto

Suomielektromagneetti sähkömagneetti

Hrvatskielektromagnet електромагнет

Bahasa Indonesiaelektromagnet

Íslenskarafsegull

Italianoelettrocalamita elettromagnete

日本語電磁石

한국어전자석

Nederlandselektromagneet

Portuguêseletroímã eletroíman

Русскийэлектромагнит

Српскиelektromagnet електромагнет

Svenskaelektromagnet

ไทยแม่เหล็กไฟฟ้า

Tagalogdagitabalani

Examples

“Hold ⟳ the electromagnet near something made of iron ⟳ and push ⟳ the switch ⟳ (S2). […] Large electromagnets are used to move ⟳ things around at factories and junkyards.”

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

Electromagnetic electromagnetic energy electromagnetic field electromagnetic force electromagnetic hypersensitivity electromagnetic induction

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