| 1. magnet |
a
rock that possesses magnetic properties and attracts iron; magnetite. |
| 2. current |
a
physical phenomenon caused by the movement of certain charged particles
such as electrons, esp. between points having different electrical
charges, and seen in naturally occurring phenomena such as lightning
and magnetic attraction and repulsion. |
| 3. electricity |
to drive
away or force backwards. |
| 4. attract |
an
instrument for determining direction, esp. one with a horizontal
magnetic needle that rotates freely until it points to the magnetic
north. |
| 5. battery |
active
power, energy, or physical strength. |
| 6. electromagnet |
an
object that attracts iron and some other materials by virtue of
a natural or induced force field surrounding it. |
| 7. circuit |
a
device that generates electricity by means of chemical reactions.
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| 8. lodestone
(loadstone) |
the flow
of electricity in a conductor. |
| 9. repel |
a
negatively charged particle, considered a fundamental unit of matter,
that exists independently or outside the nucleus of an atom. |
| 10. electron |
a
magnet in which an iron or steel core is magnetized by the electric
current in the coil of insulated wire wound around it. |
| 11. force |
to
cause to come near, as by some special quality or action. |
| 12. compass |
an Arrangement
of electronic elements, including conductors, resistors, and the
like, through which electric current moves.
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