SOLENOID


Meaning of SOLENOID in English

/ ˈsɒlənɔɪd; ˈsəʊl-; NAmE ˈsoʊl-; ˈsɑːl-/ noun

( physics ) a piece of wire, wound into circles, which acts as a magnet when carrying an electric current

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from French solénoïde , from Greek sōlēn channel, pipe.

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