SOLENOID

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("solenoid" is a kind of...):

coil (reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit)

magnet ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)

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