magnetization
noun
mag·ne·ti·za·tion
ˌmag-nə-tə-ˈzā-shən 
: an instance of magnetizing or the state of being magnetized
also
: the degree to which a body is magnetized
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Kimura and his team were able to measure remanent magnetization in two magnetite fragments (known as framboids because of their particular shape) from the Ryugu sample.
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 19 May 2024
The remanent magnetization of an asteroid can reveal how intense the magnetic field was at the time and place of the magnetite’s formation.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 19 May 2024
This image shows the magnetization when the stator and rotor are aligned.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2024
In real materials, topology can be used to describe the shape of magnetization.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2023
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 19 May 2024
The remanent magnetization of an asteroid can reveal how intense the magnetic field was at the time and place of the magnetite’s formation.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 19 May 2024
This image shows the magnetization when the stator and rotor are aligned.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2024
In real materials, topology can be used to describe the shape of magnetization.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2023
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magnetization
noun
mag·ne·ti·za·tion
variants
also British magnetisation
: an instance of magnetizing or the state of being magnetized
also
: the degree to which a body is magnetized
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