"degauss" meaning in English

See degauss in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /diːˈɡaʊs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-degauss.ogg Forms: degausses [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊs Etymology: From de- + gauss. A neologism coined by then-Commander Charles F. Goodeve, RCNVR, during World War II. Etymology templates: {{af|en|de-|gauss}} de- + gauss Head templates: {{en-noun}} degauss (plural degausses)
  1. The act by which something is degaussed. Synonyms (act of degaussing a ship): deperm Translations (act by which something is degaussed): demagnetointi (Finnish), размагни́чивание (razmagníčivanije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-degauss-en-noun-~2jnVfe2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 81 19

Verb

IPA: /diːˈɡaʊs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-degauss.ogg Forms: degausses [present, singular, third-person], degaussing [participle, present], degaussed [participle, past], degaussed [past]
Rhymes: -aʊs Etymology: From de- + gauss. A neologism coined by then-Commander Charles F. Goodeve, RCNVR, during World War II. Etymology templates: {{af|en|de-|gauss}} de- + gauss Head templates: {{en-verb}} degauss (third-person singular simple present degausses, present participle degaussing, simple past and past participle degaussed)
  1. (transitive) To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.). Tags: transitive Synonyms: demagnetise Synonyms (to reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from a ship): deperm Translations (to reduce a magnetic field): 消磁 (xiāocí) (Chinese Mandarin), demagnetoida (Finnish), dégausser (French), afsegulmagna (Icelandic), upphefja segulkraft (Icelandic), размагни́чивать (razmagníčivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), размагни́тить (razmagnítitʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-degauss-en-verb-56G4WmBm Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de-, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 55 45

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