Degauss
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /diːˈɡaʊs/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Degauss is a verb meaning (transitive) To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.).
Meaning
(transitive) To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.).
More Meanings
- The act by which something is degaussed.
Example Sentences
Despite sustaining some damage from air attacks, it was used as a mooring point for large landing crafts with a deep draught in the lead-up to the D-Day landings, and later for the purpose of degaussing vessels.
Word Forms
- degausses
- degaussing
- degaussed
Synonyms for degauss
Depending on context, synonyms include deperm, demagnetise, demagnetize.
Antonyms for degauss
Common opposites include magnetize, caustically, vitriolically.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include demagnetize, deperm, demagnetise, depolarize, deenergize, deenergise.
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