solenoid

English

Etymology

From French solénoïde, from Ancient Greek σωληνοειδής (sōlēnoeidḗs) (from σωλήν (sōlḗn, “channel, pipe”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs); see -oid).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɒlɪnɔɪd/, /ˈsoʊlɪnɔɪd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

solenoid (plural solenoids)

1. (physics) A coil of wire that acts as a magnet when an electric current flows through it.
2. (engineering) An electromechanical device consisting of such a coil containing a metal core, the movement of which is controlled by the current.
3. (electronics) An electromechanical switch controlled by a solenoid; solenoid switch, relay.
4. (meteorology) The region of intersection between isobaric and isopycnal surfaces.

Translations

coil of wire

• Catalan: solenoide m
• Czech: solenoid (cs) m
• Dutch: solenoïde (nl) f, spoel (nl)
• Esperanto: solenoido
• Finnish: solenoidi (fi)
• French: solénoïde (fr) m
• Galician: solenoide m
• German: Spule (de) f, Magnetspule f
• Greek: ηλεκτρομαγνητική βαλβίδα f (ilektromagnitikí valvída)
• Ido: solenoido (io)
• Italian: solenoide (it) m
• Macedonian: соленои́д m (solenoíd)
• Maori: pōkai waea
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: spole m

• Polish: solenoid (pl) m
• Portuguese: solenoide m
• Russian: солено́ид (ru) m (solenóid)
• Spanish: solenoide (es) m
• Swedish: spole (sv) c
• Tagalog: malabumbong

Further reading

• solenoid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• eidolons, eidôlons

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French solénoïde.

Noun

solenoid m (plural solenoizi)

1. solenoid

Declension

Declension of solenoid

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) solenoid	solenoidul	(niște) solenoizi	solenoizii
genitive/dative	(unui) solenoid	solenoidului	(unor) solenoizi	solenoizilor
vocative	solenoidule		solenoizilor