degauss
Meanings
Plural: degausses
Verb
- make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)
- "they degaussed the ship"
- To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.).
Noun
- The act by which something is degaussed.
Origin / Etymology
From de- + gauss. A neologism coined by then-Commander Charles F. Goodeve, RCNVR, during World War II.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
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Words With Friends Score: 11
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