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so·lenoid (sō′lə no̵id′, sä′-)

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

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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