demagnetizes

Strips magnetic field away

Demagnetizes means removes magnetic properties from something.

A demagnetizer neutralizes the magnetic field in tools or equipment that have become unintentionally magnetized: The technician demagnetized the screwdriver so it would stop attracting metal filings.

Degaussing is the technical term for demagnetizing screens, tapes, or hard drives.

process

degaussing

Neutralizing residual magnetic fields

disable · disengage · degausser

physics

hysteresis

History-dependent system response

engineering

degausser

Magnetic field neutralizer

relay

causes

heat

Transferred thermal energy

time · shock · stress · radiation · oxidation · aging

Opposites
magnetic state change

demagnetizesmagnetizes

Induces polarity in metal

magnetises · magnetizing · polarizes · charges · electrifies

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