electromagnet

A temporary magnet created by winding a coil of wire around an iron core; the iron core becomes magnetized only when an electric current flows through the coil.

• 🇪🇸Imán temporal que se crea al enrollar una bobina de alambre alrededor de un núcleo de hierro; el núcleo se magnetiza solo cuando circula una corriente eléctrica por la bobina.

1. Temporary magnet B2 formal scientific

   A device consisting of a coil of wire wrapped around a ferromagnetic core, which becomes magnetized when an electric current passes through the coil and loses its magnetism when the current stops.

   • Electromagnets are used in cranes to lift heavy metal objects.
   • The doorbell uses an electromagnet to ring the bell.
   • In a junkyard, an electromagnet can pick up and drop scrap metal.
   • The strength of an electromagnet can be adjusted by changing the current.

   🇪🇸electroimán

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