magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtä-mə-tər 
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
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Thales consisted of what resembled two hockey pucks, each containing a magnetometer and a series of magnets, and which produced sonic outputs principally through the interaction of their magnetic fields.
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Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Bryson was the recent recipient of a 1.5-million-euro European Research Council five-year grant to study samples of ancient meteorites using a state-of-the-art magnetometer, now installed in the basement at Oxford.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
When a rally is held outside, as was Saturday's, the Secret Service still sets up tents, tables and magnetometers common at large events.
—Fox News, 14 July 2024
Its science instruments are a light ion analyzer, a magnetometer, a soft X-ray imager and an ultraviolet aurora imager.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Bryson was the recent recipient of a 1.5-million-euro European Research Council five-year grant to study samples of ancient meteorites using a state-of-the-art magnetometer, now installed in the basement at Oxford.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
When a rally is held outside, as was Saturday's, the Secret Service still sets up tents, tables and magnetometers common at large events.
—Fox News, 14 July 2024
Its science instruments are a light ion analyzer, a magnetometer, a soft X-ray imager and an ultraviolet aurora imager.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Magnetometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetometer. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ət-ər
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the strength of a magnetic field
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magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ət-ər
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
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