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noun
An instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field, especially at points on the Earth's surface; sometimes used as metal detector.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: mag
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gaussmeter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meter
History
From magneto- + -meter.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
