magnetometer
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- noun
- /ˌmæɡnəˈtɑːmɪtər/
- Specialized
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magnetómetro
- Magnetometer readings showed some interesting possibilities at an abandoned ranch near the original excavation site.
- SQUID magnetometers
No magnet O meter, magnetometer, magnetometer.
- No magnet O meter, magnetometer, magnetometer.
Examples
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You consent by passing through the magnetometer (metal detector) or placing your items on the conveyor into the x-ray.
Blog text (25) -
The scientists used a magnetometer to measure the magnetic field around the newly discovered cave.
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We'll go for a magnetometer check now.
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They'd been through the magnetometer, which means no one had a weapon.
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But the Google Nexus 7 also includes GPS and a magnetometer.
Blog text (7) -
Frank checks them all with a magnetometer wand before letting Rachel sit down.
Fiction book (1992) -
Another group is setting up a soda-bottle magnetometer to attempt to measure variations in Earth's magnetic field.
Academic text (2004) -
We conducted a geomagnetic survey with a magnetometer towed behind our research vessel in a pattern of increasingly larger circles around the seamount.
Academic text (1995) -
The Schumann spectrum is observed with induction coil magnetometers deployed at remote locations far from artificial electrical interference.
Academic text (1998) -
At the airport, passengers must pass through a magnetometer to ensure they are not carrying any prohibited items.
Synonyms
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A tool that measures how strong a magnetic field is
A device that finds or measures magnetic fields
A machine that records magnetic changes in Earth's magnetic field
How Precise
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Magnetometer comes from Greek parts: magnet meaning 'lodestone' or 'magnet' and -meter meaning 'measure', the same -meter in thermometer. So a magnetometer is literally a 'magnet-measurer', which is why it is an instrument that measures the strength and direction of magnetic fields.