induction loop

noun

An electromagnetic communication and detection system, relying on the fact that a moving magnet will induce an electrical current in a nearby conducting wire.

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Meanings

nouninduction loop (plural induction loops)

plural induction loops

  1. An electromagnetic communication and detection system, relying on the fact that a moving magnet will induce an electrical current in a nearby conducting wire.
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