load-shedding | cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply |
magnetic resonance imaging MRI | the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images |
functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI | a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain |
blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging BOLD FMRI | functional magnetic resonance imaging that relies on intrinsic changes in hemoglobin oxygenation |
magnetic levitation maglev | high-speed rail technology, train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction |
bureaucratic procedure red tape | needlessly timeonsuming procedure |
adhesive tape | tape coated with adhesive |
cassette tape | a cassette that contains magnetic tape |
cellulose tape Scotch tape Sellotape | transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending |
core magnetic core | (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data, now superseded by semiconductor memories, each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit |
duct tape | a wide silvery adhesive tape intended to seal joints in sheet metal duct work but having many other uses, duct tape holds the world together |
friction tape insulating tape | a wateresistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors |
magnetic bottle | container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions |
magnetic bubble memory | a nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicate, no longer used in most computers |
magnetic compass | compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north |
magnetic core memory core memory | (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores, now superseded by semiconductor memories |
magnetic disk magnetic disc disk disc | (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored |
magnetic head | an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrieved |
magnetic mine | (nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship) |
magnetic needle | a slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a mounting with little friction, used to indicate the direction of the earth's magnetic pole |
magnetic recorder | recorder consisting of equipment for making records on magnetic media |
magnetic stripe | a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card, it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc. |
magnetic tape mag tape tape | memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide, used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information, he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview |
masking tape masking paper | adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted |
negative magnetic pole negative pole south-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely |
nitrous oxide laughing gas | inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery |
pole magnetic pole | one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated |
positive pole positive magnetic pole north-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely |
tape | a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening, he used a piece of tape for a belt, he wrapped a tape around the package |
tape tape recording taping | a recording made on magnetic tape, the several recordings were combined on a master tape |
tape tapeline tape measure | measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths, the carpenter should have used his tape measure |
tape cartridge | a cartridge containing magnetic tape, for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems |
tape deck | electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers), a component in an audio system |
tape drive tape transport transport | a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read write heads of a tape playback recorder |
tape player | electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes |
tape recorder tape machine | a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape |
magnetic field strength magnetic intensity magnetic induction magnetic flux density | the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow |
magnetic storage medium magnetic medium magnetic storage | any storage medium in which different patterns of magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of information, the hard disk in you computer is magnetic storage |
magnetic storm | a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, caused by emission of particles from the sun |
aclinic line magnetic equator | an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip |
magnetic pole | either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical |
magnetic meridian | an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth |
tape | the finishing line for a foot race, he broke the tape in record time |
magnetic dipole | a dipole with opposing magnetic poles |
magnetic monopole | a hypothetical particle with a single magnetic pole instead of the usual two |
desquamation peeling shedding | loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales |
magnetic line of force | a line of force in a magnetic field |
solar magnetic field | the magnetic field of the sun |
magnetic field magnetic flux flux | the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle |
magnetic resonance | resonance of electrons or atoms or molecules or nuclei to radiation frequencies as a result of space quantization in a magnetic field |