solenoid

The definition of a solenoid is coil of wire that acts like a magnet when a flow of electricity passes through it.

(noun)

An example of a solenoid is the part of a car's starting system that transfers the electric current from the ignition to the motor.

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See solenoid in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a coil of wire, usually surrounding a movable iron core, that acts as a magnet when carrying a current: used as an electromagnetic switch or relay

Origin: Fr solénoïde < Gr sōlēn, a tube, channel (< IE *tul- < base *twō- > Sans tūṇa, a quiver) + eidos, -oid

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See solenoid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A current-carrying coil of wire that acts like a magnet when a current passes through it.
  2. An assembly used as a switch, consisting of a coil and a metal core free to slide along the coil axis under the influence of the magnetic field.

Origin:

Origin: French solénoïde

Origin: , from Greek sōlēnoeidēs, pipe-shaped

Origin: : sōlēn, pipe

Origin: + -oeidēs, -oid

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  • soˌle·noiˈdal (-noidˈl) adjective
  • soˌle·noiˈdal·ly adverb

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