Magnetometer

Definition: Magnetometer

Magnetometer

Noun

1. An meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields.

Specialty Definitions: Magnetometer

Domain	Definitions
Aerospace	An instrument used in the study of geomagnetism for measuring a magnetic element. (references)
Geological	Device for measuring magnetism. (references)
Meteorology & Standards	Any device for magnetic intensity measurements(BTM). Source: European Union. (references)
	An instrument intended to measure the value of a magnetic flux density in a given direction. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A. An instrument for measuring magnetic intensity. In ground magnetic prospecting, an instrument for measuring the vertical magnetic intensity; in airborne magnetic prospecting, an instrument for measuring the total magnetic intensity. Also, an instrument used in magnetic observatories for measuring various components of the magnetic field of the Earth b. A sensitive instrument for detecting and measuring changes in the Earth's magnetic field, used in prospecting to detect magnetic anomalies and magnetic gradients in rock formations.See also:airborne magnetometer. (references)
Space	An instrument for measuring magnetic fields. Spacecraft often carry fluxgate magnetometers, which measure components of the magnetic field (3 of them are combined to give its strength and direction) but they need to be calibrated.Rubidium-vapor and similar instruments measure only the field strength, but their reading is absolute, related to atomic constants. (references)
	Intrument for measuring magnetic fields. Spacecraft often carry fluxgate magnetometers, which measure components of the magnetic field (3 of them are combined to give its strength and direction) but need to be calibrated. Rubidium-vapor and similar instruments measure only the strength, but their reading is absolute, related to atomic constants. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Magnetometer

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A Magnetometer measures the Earth's magnetic field. Earth's magnetism varies from place to place. Differences in the Earth's magnetic field (the magnetosphere) can be caused by a couple things.

The differing nature of rocks
The interaction between charged particles from the sun and the magnetsophere.

Magnetometers are used in geophysical surveys to find deposits of iron because they can measure the magnetic pull of iron. A Magnetometer can also be used by satellites like GOES to measure both the magnitude and direction of the earth’s magnetic field.

Magnetometers are very sensitive, and can give an indication of possible auroral activity before one can even see the light from the aurora.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Magnetometer."

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Synonym: Magnetometer

Synonym: gaussmeter (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Magnetometer

English words defined with "magnetometer": Magnetometric ♦ Unifilar magnetometer. (references)

Specialty definitions using "magnetometer": aeromagnetic prospecting, airborne magnetometer ♦ dip compass, dip needle, DRAFTER, GEOPHYSICAL ♦ ELECTRICAL-PROSPECTING ENGINEER ♦ flux-gate magnetometer ♦ ground magnetometer ♦ Hall effect magnetometer ♦ nuclear magnetometer, nuclear resonance magnetometer ♦ Varian nuclear magnetometer. (references)

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Photo Album: Magnetometer

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	Transit magnetometer station.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Early use of proton precession marine magnetometer Deployment of towed magnetometer on C&GS Ship PIONEER.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	Theodolite magnetometer Fig. No. 29, Report of Superintendent ... 1865.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Observing magnetics with transit magnetometer at Station Mir 2 Party off of EXPLORER.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	C&GS Ship PIONEER under Golden Gate Bridge Magnetometer invented at Scripps deployed on this ship in late 1950's Surveys from Pt. Conception to Cape Flattery discovered magnetic striping Magnetic striping led to Theory of Seafloor Spreading H. W. Menard called "among most significant geophysical surveys ever made".Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Fluxgate Magnetometer on deck of PIONEER Believe same instrument used on late 1950's surveys.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	Deploying Fluxgate magnetometer on EXPLORER.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Magnetic anomaly map produced on SURVEYOR Magnetic striping is readily apparent in this map of offshore California Earlier magnetic work led directly to Theory of Seafloor Spreading This map helped unravel the tectonic history of the Eastern Pacific Ocean Data acquired by towed proton precession magnetometer.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	Lieutenant Francis Popper preparing to make magnetic observations with a transit magnetometer.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.		Transit magnetometer used to measure magnetic declination and dip. Minnesota Camp to Byrd Station Traverse.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.
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Usage Frequency: Magnetometer

"Magnetometer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 94.74% of the time. "Magnetometer" is used about 19 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	94.74%	18	82,615
Adjective (comparative)	5.26%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	19	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Magnetometer

Expressions using "magnetometer": Hall effect magnetometer ♦ Unifilar magnetometer. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Magnetometer

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
magnetometer	50
proton magnetometer	8
magnetometer sample vibrating	4
handheld magnetometer	4
magnetometer sample vibration	3
magnetometer survey	2
fluxgate magnetometer	2
magnetometer plan proton	2
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Modern Translations: Magnetometer

Language		Translations for "magnetometer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏مقياس المغنطيسية. (various references)

Chinese		磁力仪. (various references)

Danish		magnetometer. (various references)

Dutch		magnetometer, declinatieboussole. (various references)

Finnish		vuontiheysmittari. (various references)

French		magnetomètre, magnétomètre. (various references)

German		Magnetometer, Magnetfeldstärkenmessgerät, Magnetfeldmesser, Gaußsches Deklinatorium, Flußdichte-Meßgerät, Deklinatorium. (various references)

Greek		μαγνητόμετρο. (various references)

Hungarian		magnetométer. (various references)

Italian		magnetometro. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		磁力計 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		じりょくけい. (various references)

Korean		자� �계. (various references)

Manx		magnaidveih. (various references)

Pig Latin		agnetometermay.(various references)

Portuguese		magneto (magnet, magneto), magnetómetro. (various references)

Romanian		magnetometru. (various references)

Russian		магнитометр. (various references)

Spanish		magnetómetro. (various references)

Swedish		magnetometri, magnetometer. (various references)

Ukranian		магнітометр. (various references)

Vietnamese		từ kế, cái đo từ. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Magnetometer

Derivations
	Words beginning with "magnetometer": magnetometers. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Magnetometer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: magnetometery. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Magnetometer"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "magnetometer" (pronounced ma'gnutÄ"muter)
7	-u t Ä" m u t er	densitometer, photometer.
5	-Ä" m u t er	accelerometer, anemometer, barometer, fluorometer, goniometer, hydrometer, hygrometer, interferometer, kilometer, micrometer, odometer, spectrometer, speedometer, tensiometer, thermometer.
4	-m u t er	altimeter, diameter, estimator, parameter, perimeter, polarimeter.
3	-u t er	Amphitheater, arbiter, auditor, capacitor, catheter, comparator, competitor, conservator, conspirator, contributor, creditor, depositor, distributor, editor, elater, executor, exhibitor, inheritor, inhibitor, inquisitor, interlocutor, interpreter, janitor, marketer, monitor, orator, orbiter, picketer, predator, progenitor, proprietor, quieter, rioter, Sen, senator, sequitur, solicitor, telemarketer, Theater, theatre, trumpeter, visitor.
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Anagrams: Magnetometer

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-e-g-m-m-n-o-r-t-t"
	-2 letters: anemometer, antemortem.
	-3 letters: agreement, atmometer, manometer, teratogen.
	-4 letters: emergent, engramme, gammoner, generate, geometer, metamere, meterage, teenager, tegmenta, tetragon.
	-5 letters: ammeter, entreat, etagere, garment, garotte, gatemen, gemmate, genette, germane, grantee, greaten, grommet, magneto, marengo, margent, meatmen, megaton, memento, metamer, momenta, montage, negater, negator, ratteen, reagent, tagmeme, teenage, tentage, ternate, tomenta, tonearm, torment.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-e-e-g-m-m-n-o-r-t-t"
	+1 letter: magnetometers.
	+2 letters: magnetometries.
	+4 letters: electromagnetism.
	+5 letters: electromagnetisms.
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