degauss
English edit
Etymology edit
From de- + gauss. A neologism coined by then-Commander Charles F. Goodeve, RCNVR, during World War II.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /diːˈɡaʊs/
Audio (GA) (file) - Rhymes: -aʊs
- Hyphenation: de‧gauss
Verb edit
degauss (third-person singular simple present degausses, present participle degaussing, simple past and past participle degaussed)
- (transitive) To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.).
- Synonym: demagnetise
- 2020 October 21, Dr Joseph Brennan, “From the main line and over the waves”, in Rail, page 59:
- 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.
Synonyms edit
- (to reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from a ship): deperm
Translations edit
to reduce a magnetic field
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Noun edit
degauss (plural degausses)
- The act by which something is degaussed.
Synonyms edit
- (act of degaussing a ship): deperm
Translations edit
act by which something is degaussed
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References edit
- ^ “Sir Charles Goodeve”, in The Naval Museum of Manitoba[1], 2003, archived from the original on 15 June 2006