How to Use magnetization in a Sentence

magnetization

noun
  • In each case, the magnetization of the free layer can be flipped [inset, right].
    — Pedram Khalili, IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2015
  • The self-magnetization is driven by a thermal tug-of-war.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
  • Next, find a straight piece of metal that contains iron and carbon, which aids in magnetization.
    — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
  • This image shows the magnetization when the stator and rotor are aligned.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Mars does not have a global magnetic field, only pockets of magnetization.
    — Christian Schroeder, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2015
  • Several clips claimed that the magnetization was proof that the vaccines were, in fact, microchipping people.
    — Erin Corbett, refinery29.com, 10 June 2021
  • The thin layer of magnetostrictive film can change shape or dimension during the process of magnetization.
    — Megan Joseph, IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2018
  • But these new findings suggest that the determining factor was the magnetization induced by the Earth’s field.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In real materials, topology can be used to describe the shape of magnetization.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2023
  • It is found in all C-type asteroids and can be used to determine their remanent, or remaining, magnetization.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 19 May 2024
  • The curve describing the magnetization does not have any breaks and is, in the language of mathematics, continuous.
    — New York Times, 5 July 2022
  • The remanent magnetization of an asteroid can reveal how intense the magnetic field was at the time and place of the magnetite’s formation.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 19 May 2024
  • The cosmic web is a dominant feature of the universe, yet its pervasive magnetization has long puzzled scientists.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
  • With sufficient control, the magnetization can shift far from equilibrium.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The findings of the study are important as the AHE here didn’t come from spin magnetization (like in normal ferromagnets).
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
  • An external magnetic field would normally tend to align all the atomic bar magnets in the same direction, but in the case of a skyrmion, the magnetization of the atoms is arrayed in a twisted vortex.
    — Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2013
  • This happens because the material’s own magnetization (usually from electron spin) bends the motion of electrons.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Those maps were combined with resistivity measurements and, later, the magnetization data from bore samples.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2017
  • This reduces the energy lost during magnetization cycles.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Kimura and his team were able to measure remanent magnetization in two magnetite fragments (known as framboids because of their particular shape) from the Ryugu sample.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 19 May 2024
  • Second, the global magnetization of the asteroid and any local magnetization at the landing.
    — Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2018
  • This mechanism enables rapid magnetization steering on ultrafast timescales.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The exact two-dimensional solution for the Ising model shows that at the phase transition point, there are no sudden jumps in the magnetization as the temperature changes.
    — New York Times, 5 July 2022
  • This leads to a phenomenon known as magnetization precession, which occurs when atoms with unpaired electron spins are placed in a magnetic field and rotate around the magnetic field at a precise frequency.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2017
  • This sustained magnetization precession produces frequencies from hundreds of megahertz to several tens of gigahertz.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2017
  • These electrical waveforms—accelerated a thousand times—induced oscillations of the magnetization in the stacked nano-magnets, which started to gyrate like a compass.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2017
  • Researchers studying magnetization discovered that renormalization wasn’t about infinities at all.
    — Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2020
  • When hit by lightning, these rocks would undergo a process called isothermal remanent magnetization (IRM), which altered their magnetic properties.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The shape bears a striking resemblance to the B-H curve describing magnetization of ferromagnetic materials.
    — Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
  • By adjusting internal magnetization patterns and using a three-axis Helmholtz coil system, the robot can move at angles ranging from 0° to 122°, roll, climb slopes, and navigate tight or curved paths.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026

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