Definition of permanent magnet
: a magnet that retains its magnetism after removal of the magnetizing force
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That turns them into an electromagnet, generating a magnetic field which pushes against an existing field generated by a second set of permanent magnets inside the stator.
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In newer motors the usual order of things is reversed, with the windings held in the stator and the rotor sporting permanent magnets.
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First Known Use of permanent magnet
1882
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