"fluxgate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fluxgates [plural]
Etymology: flux + gate Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flux|gate}} flux + gate Head templates: {{en-noun}} fluxgate (plural fluxgates)
  1. (physics) Any of several devices that use soft iron cores surrounded by coils of wire that generate a pattern of induced currents when it moves relative to an external magnetic field. Wikipedia link: fluxgate compass Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-fluxgate-en-noun-R5PcSYIC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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