Degauss — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsˈɪmɪlɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪɡˈaʊs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪɡˈaʊs/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪsˈɪmɪlɚz/.

Examples

demagnetize the iron shavings
they degaussed the ship

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

demagnetize demagnetise

Antonyms

magnetise magnetize

Parts of Speech

verb	make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of) “demagnetize the iron shavings”

Word Forms

demagnetization	noun	the process of removing magnetization
demagnetisation	noun	the process of removing magnetization
degaussing	noun	the process of making a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by producing an opposing magnetic field

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entmagnetisieren

unmagnetisch machen; die magnetischen Eigenschaften wegnehmen

🇫🇷French

démagnétisation

rendre non magnétique ; enlever les propriétés magnétiques (de)

🇪🇸Spanish

desimanar

hacer no magnético; quitarle las propiedades magnéticas (de)

🇮🇹Italian

smagnetizzare

rendere non magnetico; togliere le proprietà magnetiche (di)

🇳🇱Dutch

demagnetiseren

niet-magnetisch maken; de magnetische eigenschappen wegnemen (van)

🇵🇹Portuguese

desmagnetizar

tornar não magnético; tirar as propriedades magnéticas (de)

🇷🇺Russian

размагничивать

сделать немагнитным; убрать магнитные свойства (чего-л.)

India

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಗಾಸ್

ನಾನ್ಮ್ಯಾಗ್ನೆಟಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ; ಕಾಂತೀಯ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು (ನ) ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈیگاس

غیر مقناطیسی بنانا؛ مقناطیسی خصوصیات کو دور کریں (کے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

消磁

使之无磁性；去掉（的）磁性

🇯🇵Japanese

消磁する

非磁性にする。（の）磁気特性を取り除く

🇰🇷Korean

소자

비자성을 띠게 하다; 자기적 성질을 빼앗다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khử từ

làm cho không có từ tính; lấy đi tính chất từ tính (của)

🇹🇭Thai

ล้างสนามแม่เหล็ก

ทำให้ไม่เป็นแม่เหล็ก ดึงคุณสมบัติทางแม่เหล็ก (ของ) ออกไป

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ديغاوس

جعل غير مغناطيسية. إزالة الخصائص المغناطيسية (من)

🇮🇷Persian

دیه زدایی

غیر مغناطیسی کردن از بین بردن خواص مغناطیسی (از)

🇹🇷Turkish

manyetikliği gidermek

manyetik olmayan hale getirin; manyetik özelliklerini ortadan kaldırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

דגאוס

להפוך לא מגנטי; לקחת את התכונות המגנטיות (של)

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