electromagnet

noun

elec·​tro·​mag·​net i-ˌlek-trō-ˈmag-nət 

: a core of magnetic material (such as iron) surrounded by a coil of wire through which an electric current is passed to magnetize the core

Examples of electromagnet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He is held captive by the terrorist group Ten Rings and eventually escapes in a suit of powered armor, kept alive by an electromagnet in his chest. —Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025

Watch Iron Man on Disney+ Iron Man 2 Tony Stark is slowly being poisoned by the palladium core of the electromagnet keeping him alive, and he’s further stressed by the pressure to share his suits with the government and military. —Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025

Sixteen copper-coil electromagnets resembling giant slices of pineapple wrap around the stellarator’s shell. —IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2024

This includes magnetohydrodynamics – which uses plasmas controlled by electromagnets, instead of gases, to keep temperatures down. —The Week Uk, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for electromagnet

• ferromagnet
• magnate
• magnet

Kids Definition

electromagnet

noun

elec·​tro·​mag·​net i-ˌlek-trō-ˈmag-nət 

: a core of magnetic material (as soft iron) surrounded by a coil of wire through which an electric current is passed to magnetize the core

Medical Definition

electromagnet

noun

elec·​tro·​mag·​net i-ˌlek-trō-ˈmag-nət 

: a core of magnetic material surrounded by a coil of wire through which an electric current is passed to magnetize the core