DEPERM


Meaning of DEPERM in English

/dee perrm"/ , v.t. Naut.

to reduce the permanent magnetism of (a vessel) by wrapping an electric cable around it vertically athwartships and energizing the cable. Cf. degauss .

[ 1945-50; DE- + PERM(ANENT) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .