fluxgate

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounfluxgate (plural fluxgates)

plural fluxgates

  1. natural sciencesAny 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.

Origin

From flux + gate.

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APA

fluxgate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluxgate

MLA

“fluxgate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluxgate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluxgate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluxgate.

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