MAGNETISATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does magnetisation mean?
• MAGNETISATION (noun)
The noun MAGNETISATION has 3 senses:
1. the extent or degree to which something is magnetized
2. the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)
3. the physical property of being magnetic
Familiarity information: MAGNETISATION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MAGNETISATION (noun)
Meaning:
The extent or degree to which something is magnetized
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
magnetisation; magnetization
Hypernyms ("magnetisation" is a kind of...):
amount; measure; quantity (how much there is of something that you can quantify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magnetisation"):
magnetic flux (a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area)
Meaning:
The process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
magnetic induction; magnetisation; magnetization
Hypernyms ("magnetisation" is a kind of...):
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
Meaning:
The physical property of being magnetic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
magnetisation; magnetization
Hypernyms ("magnetisation" is a kind of...):
physical property (a property used to characterize physical objects)
