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Definition of: electromagnet
(i·lek′trō·mag′nit) noun
A core of soft iron or the like, which temporarily becomes a magnet during the passage of an electric current through a coil of wire surrounding it.
—e·lec′tro·mag·net′ic (-mag·net′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
—e·lec′tro·mag·net′i·cal·ly adverb
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