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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
Related Forms:
- solenoidal adjective
See solenoid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A current-carrying coil of wire that acts like a magnet when a current passes through it.
- 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
.Related Forms:
- soˌle·noiˈdal (-noidˈl) adjective
- soˌle·noiˈdal·ly adverb
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