degauss.
To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.).
Meaning & usage
To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.).
Where this word comes from
From de- + gauss (“unit of magnetic field strength”). A neologism coined by then-Commander Charles F. Goodeve, RCNVR, during World War II.
The act by which something is degaussed.
Where this word comes from
From de- + gauss (“unit of magnetic field strength”). A neologism coined by then-Commander Charles F. Goodeve, RCNVR, during World War II.
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