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

magnetometric

mag-ˌnē-tə-ˈme-trik 

-ˌne-

adjective

magnetometry

ˌmag-nə-ˈtä-mə-trē 

noun

Examples of magnetometer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Designed to stay locked during motion More sensitive instruments such as superconducting quantum interference devices and spin-exchange relaxation-free atomic magnetometers can detect fields below one femtotesla. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Court officers have also been told to be extra careful when searching courthouse visitors wearing ankle monitors, steel-toed shoes and large belt buckles that would set off magnetometers. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

The same is true for technologies such as atomic clocks and quantum magnetometers, which are already relatively mature and have many practical applications. — IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2026

Currently, members of the public go through magnetometers and x-ray machines inside the lobby area beneath the grand staircase. — Elise Spenner, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for magnetometer

• anemometer
• audiometer
• densitometer
• diffractometer
• dilatometer
• dynamometer
• electrometer
• extensometer
• goniometer
• penetrometer
• piezometer
• radiometer

Kids Definition

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

Medical Definition

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

magnetometric

mag-ˌnēt-ə-ˈme-trik  -ˌnet- 

adjective

magnetometry

ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ə-trē 

noun

plural magnetometries