magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtä-mə-tər 
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
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As hardware improves, quantum magnetometers could become standard components in future satellite constellations, delivering high-resolution magnetic data with compact payloads that are much cheaper to lift into orbit.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
In addition to the two deputies stationed inside the board room during meetings, the sheriff’s office also scans bags and uses a magnetometer for visitors.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The outer perimeter is always going to be the most dangerous, so what was the outer perimeter, and were these guests going through magnetometers?
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Minutes later, as the president sat on an open stage during the fete, Allen allegedly ran through a magnetometer and past Secret Service agents toward the ballroom before firing at least one shotgun round in the direction of the stairs leading down to the ballroom, the memo said.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
In addition to the two deputies stationed inside the board room during meetings, the sheriff’s office also scans bags and uses a magnetometer for visitors.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The outer perimeter is always going to be the most dangerous, so what was the outer perimeter, and were these guests going through magnetometers?
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Minutes later, as the president sat on an open stage during the fete, Allen allegedly ran through a magnetometer and past Secret Service agents toward the ballroom before firing at least one shotgun round in the direction of the stairs leading down to the ballroom, the memo said.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
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“Magnetometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetometer. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ət-ər
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the strength of a magnetic field
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magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ət-ər
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
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