degauss
nounEtymology From de- + gauss (“unit of magnetic field strength”). A neologism coined by then-Commander Charles F. Goodeve, RCNVR, during World War II.
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The act by which something is degaussed.
- Synonyms
- deperm
degauss
verbUK /diːˈɡaʊs/
Etymology From de- + gauss (“unit of magnetic field strength”). A neologism coined by then-Commander Charles F. Goodeve, RCNVR, during World War II.
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To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.).
- 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.2020 October 21, Dr Joseph Brennan, “From the main line and over the waves”, in Rail, page 59: