to magnetize
- verb
- /ˈmæɡnəˌtaɪz/
- Specialized
- It's magnetized so it won't fall.
- magnetized iron
- magnetized gas
Thermal fluctuations within, and it doesn't magnetize.
- Thermal fluctuations within, and it doesn't magnetize.
- It's just a row of horseshoe magnets arranged sideways and single coils magnetizing them.
- How about a home pod with a little cut out where you magnetize your iPhone?
- But if I try to charge through the wallet and the case, it actually still magnetizes, but it doesn't charge.
Examples
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I have to go get this magnetized, because it wasn't magnetized properly.
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I'm gonna try to magnetize the sword.
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How about a home pod with a little cut out where you magnetize your iPhone?
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Whereas if we magnetize the nail by putting it into a strong magnetic field, now it's quite strong or much stronger than it was.
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The gravity plates on the soles of those boots are magnetized.
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Today it's only an idea, but a magnetized target fusion propulsion system may someday enable rapid, affordable access to any point in the solar system.
Academic text (2001) -
Finally, the palette magnetizes to the press frame and the screens are firmly secured with two clamps.
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When we magnetize the iron pin, it can pick up paperclips and other small metal objects.
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To test the experiment, we will magnetize the metal rod using an electric current.
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You can magnetize a screwdriver by stroking it in one direction with a magnet.
Antonyms
- Specialized
To remove magnetism from something so it is not magnetic, for example erasing data on a disk
How Magnetized
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Magnetize comes from magnet, a word linked to Magnesia where people found stones that 'pull' iron, and the ending -ize, which means 'to make'. So to magnetize something is to 'make' it magnetic or give it the power to pull metal.