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electromagnet

elect·ro·mag·net

US/ɪˌlɛktroʊˈmæɡnʌt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet

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From electro- + magnet.

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