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demagnetization

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of removing the magnetic field from an object.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the process of removing magnetization

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: demagnetisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: natural process, natural action, action, activity

Narrower terms: degaussing

History

Etymology

From de- + magnetization or from demagnetize + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desimantació — process of removing the magnetic field from an object
  • Catalan: desmagnetització — process of removing the magnetic field from an object
  • Galician: desmagnetización — process of removing the magnetic field from an object
  • Hungarian: lemágnesezés — process of removing the magnetic field from an object
  • Italian: demagnetizzazione — process of removing the magnetic field from an object
  • Polish: odmagnesowanie — process of removing the magnetic field from an object
  • Polish: rozmagnesowanie — process of removing the magnetic field from an object
  • Polish: demagnetyzacja — process of removing the magnetic field from an object
  • Portuguese: desmagnetização — process of removing the magnetic field from an object
  • Spanish: desmagnetización — process of removing the magnetic field from an object
  • Swedish: avmagnetisering — process of removing the magnetic field from an object