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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Seconds later, the man identified as Allen sprints out that door and through one of the magnetometers with the shotgun.
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 1 May 2026
In this instance, the magnetometer machines screening event attendees inside the hotel formed the outer perimeter, and the ballroom formed the middle perimeter.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
But there's all kinds of planning about where's the security would be set up, where the magnetometers will be set up, what screening people have to go through.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
At the Hilton on Saturday night, several Cabinet members walked a red-carpet area outside the magnetometers, that second layer.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 1 May 2026
In this instance, the magnetometer machines screening event attendees inside the hotel formed the outer perimeter, and the ballroom formed the middle perimeter.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
But there's all kinds of planning about where's the security would be set up, where the magnetometers will be set up, what screening people have to go through.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
At the Hilton on Saturday night, several Cabinet members walked a red-carpet area outside the magnetometers, that second layer.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Magnetometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetometer. Accessed 6 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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