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A coil of wire that acts as a magnet when an electric current flows through it.
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Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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A coil of wire that acts as a magnet when an electric current flows through it.
An electromechanical device consisting of such a coil containing a metal core, the movement of which is controlled by the current.
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Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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An electromechanical switch controlled by a solenoid; solenoid switch, relay.
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Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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The region of intersection between isobaric and isopycnal surfaces.
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Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
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a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil
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Broader terms: coil, magnet
From French solénoïde, from Ancient Greek σωληνοειδής (sōlēnoeidḗs) (from σωλήν (sōlḗn, “channel, pipe”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs); see -oid).
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
solenoide
— coil of wire
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Chinese Mandarin:
螺線管 /螺线管
— coil of wire
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Czech:
solenoid
— coil of wire
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Dutch:
solenoïde
— coil of wire
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Dutch:
spoel
— coil of wire
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Esperanto:
solenoido
— coil of wire
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Finnish:
solenoidi
— coil of wire
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French:
solénoïde
— coil of wire
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Galician:
solenoide
— coil of wire
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German:
Spule
— coil of wire
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German:
Magnetspule
— coil of wire
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Greek:
ηλεκτρομαγνητική βαλβίδα
(ilektromagnitikí valvída)
— coil of wire
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Ido:
solenoido
— coil of wire
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Italian:
solenoide
— coil of wire
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Macedonian:
соленои́д
(solenoíd)
— coil of wire
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Māori:
pōkai waea
— coil of wire
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Norwegian Bokmål:
spole
— coil of wire
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Polish:
solenoid
— coil of wire
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Portuguese:
solenoide
— coil of wire
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Russian:
солено́ид
(solenóid)
— coil of wire
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Spanish:
solenoide
— coil of wire
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Swedish:
spole
— coil of wire
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Tagalog:
malabumbong
— coil of wire