demagnetize

English

Alternative forms

demagnetise (UK)

Etymology

Verb

demagnetize (third-person singular simple present demagnetizes, present participle demagnetizing, simple past and past participle demagnetized)

(transitive) To make something nonmagnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
(transitive) To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device.

Hyponyms

Translations

to make something nonmagnetic

Catalan: desmagnetitzar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 消磁 (zh) (xiaoci)
Galician: desmagnetizar (gl)

German: entmagnetisieren (de)
Italian: demagnetizzare
Romanian: demagnetiza (ro)

to erase the contents of a magnetic storage device

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