degauss
make nonmagnetic;
take away the magnetic properties (of)
- demagnetize the iron shavings
- they degaussed the ship
• Syn:
demagnetize, demagnetise
• Ant:
magnetise (for: demagnetise), magnetize (for: demagnetize)
• Derivationally related forms:
degaussing, demagnetisation (for: demagnetise), demagnetization (for: demagnetize)
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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