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🕳️ A remaining trace 🧲 Leftover magnetism
remanence

remanence

9.6
Magnetism that stays in a material after you remove a magnetic field
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛmənəns/
  • Specialized
translation icon : remanencia
  • The iron bar showed significant remanence after the strong magnetic field was turned off.

Examples

  • Scientists measured the remanence of the rock sample to study its magnetic history.

  • Even after demagnetization, some remanence could still be detected in the material.

  • The remanence of the magnet was surprisingly strong.

  • Many materials exhibit remanence after being magnetized.

  • The remanence of the magnet was strong enough to attract small metal objects even after being taken out of the field.

  • After the experiment, scientists measured the remanence of the material to determine its magnetic properties.

  • Understanding remanence is crucial for developing more efficient magnetic storage devices.

Synonyms

magnetization
vsremanence
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A process that makes a material attract iron, sometimes temporarily or forever

is the magnetism that remains after an external field is removed

How Magnetized

magnetization
  • Specialized
6.8
remanence
  • Specialized
9.6
demagnetization
  • Specialized
8.2

Surface Forms

remanence singular
remanences plural

Morphology

remanence = remain (semi-transparent) = remain + ence

Morphologically regular (remain + -ence) but the magnetic meaning is a specialized technical sense not predictable from everyday use of 'remain'.

Etymology

Remanence comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and manēre 'to stay', and it is the noun form of the common word remain. In magnets it is the magnetism that stays after an outside magnetic field is removed, so remanence is the magnetic strength left in a material.