How to Use electromagnet in a Sentence

electromagnet

noun
  • On older screens, an electromagnet would bend the waves across the screen.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2017
  • Building a parts bin bike is like passing an electromagnet over a scrap heap.
    — Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The inner band is fixed to the hub and consists of electromagnets.
    — WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Pulses of power to the electromagnets create push and pull between the two bands and make the wheel spin.
    — WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The electromagnet causes the muons to wobble like toy tops losing their balance.
    — William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2021
  • The large electromagnet was ramped to a field strength of 20 tesla—a world record for a fusion magnet.
    — Melanie Windridge, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
  • The sound is amplified through pickups and electromagnets found in debris after a fire.
    — Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Resistive magnets are a type of electromagnet used for research.
    — Gary Fineout, The Seattle Times, 22 Aug. 2017
  • That saves a lot of energy from being lost and also makes for powerful electromagnets.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 10 Aug. 2023
  • These electromagnets in the rotor are powered by a DC source that’s connected to the coils via slip rings.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2017
  • The new version moved its pieces by way of electromagnets concealed below an ordinary chessboard.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2023
  • The kiosk then uses a winch to hoist the character onto a platform, where electromagnets help stabilize its feet.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Sending power into the hub's electromagnets causes the wheel's magnets to spin and the wheel to rotate around the motor-hub unit.
    — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
  • For the next game changer, look to machines whose electromagnets are wound with superconducting wire.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2018
  • Plasma is electrically charged and so can hold a magnetic field, not unlike an electromagnet.
    — Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2013
  • The other interesting thing in a toaster is an electromagnet.
    — National Geographic, 8 Jan. 2017
  • An ordinary doorbell closes a circuit that activates an electromagnet, which moves a piston to sound a bell.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2017
  • These windings are repelled by permanent magnets or electromagnets in the stator.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2017
  • Real recycling plants have moving conveyor belts and powerful electromagnets that can be turned on and off.
    — Ben Finio, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2020
  • The devices use an electromagnet to excite a phosphor coating, which creates visible light.
    — Andy Rosen, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Made from a solid piece of steel, this element is different mice because the wheel is controlled by electromagnets installed inside.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Melt in the core consisting of swirling iron and nickel generates an electric current, which in turn powers a planet-sized electromagnet.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
  • These tiny bots are controlled by precise magnetic fields generated by an array of electromagnets.
    — NBC News, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The connection sent electricity through these wires to a remote electromagnet, which then attracted a metal strip that made a clicking sound.
    — Larry Kahaner, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
  • An electromagnet, for example, might cause a change of energy in an electromagnetic field.
    — Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Each of its qubits is a superconducting electric loop that acts as a tiny electromagnet oriented up, down, or up and down — a superposition.
    — Quanta Magazine, 29 Jan. 2018
  • At the other end, an electromagnet moved a stylus, pen, or pencil, to mark a piece of paper with the corresponding dots and dashes, which an operator would then read.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2025
  • By harnessing powerful electromagnets, trains can be lifted and propelled without ever touching the track.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • He is held captive by the terrorist group Ten Rings and eventually escapes in a suit of powered armor, kept alive by an electromagnet in his chest.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Brookhaven lacked the power to make a more accurate measurement, and so the electromagnet and the researchers who ran the experiment have been waiting more than a decade to give it another try.
    — William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2021

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