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MAGNETIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The physical property of being magnetic
Synonyms:
magnetisation; magnetization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("magnetization" is a kind of...):
physical property (any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions)
Derivation:
magnetize (make magnetic)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)
Synonyms:
magnetic induction; magnetisation; magnetization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("magnetization" is a kind of...):
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
Derivation:
magnetize (make magnetic)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The extent or degree to which something is magnetized
Synonyms:
magnetisation; magnetization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("magnetization" is a kind of...):
amount; measure; quantity (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magnetization"):
magnetic flux (a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area)
Derivation:
magnetize (make magnetic)
magnetize (attract strongly, as if with a magnet)
