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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOFT IRON

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Soft iron is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SOFT IRON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

soft iron

Magnetic core

A magnetic core is a piece of magnetic material with a high permeability used to confine and guide magnetic fields in electrical, electromechanical and magnetic devices such as electromagnets, transformers, electric motors, generators, inductors, magnetic recording heads, and magnetic assemblies. It is made of ferromagnetic metal such as iron, or ferrimagnetic compounds such as ferrites. The high permeability, relative to the surrounding air, causes the magnetic field lines to be concentrated in the core material. The magnetic field is often created by a coil of wire around the core that carries a current. The presence of the core can increase the magnetic field of a coil by a factor of several thousand over what it would be without the core. The use of a magnetic core can enormously concentrate the strength and increase the effect of magnetic fields produced by electric currents and permanent magnets. The properties of a device will depend crucially on the following factors: ▪ the geometry of the magnetic core. ▪ the amount of air gap in the magnetic circuit. ▪ the properties of the core material. ▪ the operating temperature of the core.

Definition of soft iron in the English dictionary

The definition of soft iron in the dictionary is iron that has a low carbon content and is easily magnetized and demagnetized with a small hysteresis loss.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SOFT IRON

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Synonyms and antonyms of soft iron in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «soft iron» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOFT IRON

Find out the translation of soft iron to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of soft iron from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soft iron» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

软铁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hierro dulce
570 millions of speakers

English

soft iron
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नरम लोहे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحديد لينة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мягкое железо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ferro doce
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নরম লোহা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fer doux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Besi lembut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weicheisen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軟鉄
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연철
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alus wesi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sắt mềm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மென்மையான இரும்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मऊ लोहा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yumuşak demir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ferro dolce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miękkie żelazo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

м´яке залізо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fier moale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαλακό σίδηρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sagte yster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mjukt järn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bløtt jern
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFT IRON»

The term «soft iron» is regularly used and occupies the 96.711 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFT IRON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soft iron

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOFT IRON»

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The World of Physics
Those which are easier to magnetise such as the iron used in nails and paper clips are called soft magnetic materials, often referred to as soft iron. (The words ' soft' and 'hard' originally referred to the physical hardness of the metal, but they ...
John Avison, 1989
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Introduction to Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Second Edition
12.3.1 Iron and low-carbon steels (soft iron) These were the original materials for transformers, motors and generators but have been superseded by silicon-iron both in its oriented form for transformers and in its nonoriented form for motors ...
David C. Jiles, 1998
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New Living Science PHYSICS for CLASS 9 With More Numerical ...
Bring a soft iron bar (unmagnetized) near a magnet. You will find that the unmagnetized soft iron bar attracts iron filings when brought near its ends [Fig. 17.8(a)]. The magnetism acquired by the soft iron bar when kept near a magnet is due to ...
Dhiren M Doshi
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Basic Radio & Television, 2/E
Sharma. It may be seen that the north pole of the permanent magnet in Fig 2.20(a ) induces a south pole of opposite polarity in the soft iron piece. These two opposite poles will attract each other and the smaller iron piece will be attracted by the ...
Sharma, 2003
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Dutton's Nautical Navigation
Coefficients D and E are caused by induced magnetism in horizontal soft iron and are compensated for by the use of the soft iron quadrantal spheres normally mounted on brackets athwartships on the binnacle. These spheres should be used ...
Benjamin Dutton, Thomas J. Cutler, 2004
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Comprehensive Physics for Engineers
It is seen that the value of magnetic induction B for same value of H is greater for soft iron than for steel. Hence permeability (B/H) of soft iron is greater than that of steel. ' Retentivity. When the magnetising field H is reduced to zero, soft iron ...
Rajesh Sharma, 2005
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Direct-current Magnetic Measurements for Soft Magnetic Materials
If a bar of apparently unmagnetized but magnetically soft iron is brought near a bar magnet, magnetic flux associated with the bar magnet will link with the soft iron bar and appear to generate magnetic flux in the iron as FIG. 2 — Bar magnet  ...
‎1970
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The American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important ...
Such is the term applied by S. Alfred Varley to an instrument exhibiting the phenomenon of the apparent repulsion of soft iron by a magnet. The apparatus consisted of a compound magnet in a box, and when pieces of soft iron were placed on ...
‎1871
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The American Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important ...
Such is the term applied by S. Alfred Varley to an instrument exhibiting the phenomenon of the apparent repulsion of soft iron by a magnet. The apparatus consisted of a compound magnet iu a box, and when pieces of soft iron were placed on ...
‎1871
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The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important ...
Alfred Varley to an instrument exhibiting the phenomenon of the apparent repulsion of soft iron by a magnet. The apparatus consisted of a compound magnet in a box, and when pieces of soft iron were placed on the box over the poles they ...
‎1871

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOFT IRON»

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Fortescue Metals roster changes could cost more than 700 Pilbara …
Fortescue Metals Group could slash more than 700 jobs across the Pilbara as it abandons boom time rosters in its latest bid to cut costs amid soft iron ore prices. «The Australian Financial Review, Apr 15»
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Guinea's Simandou Auction to Test Appetite for Iron Ore
The iron-ore deposits, which lie in the northern wing of the Simandou ... Mr. Yansane for his part said he isn't concerned that soft iron-ore prices will affect the ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
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$A unhooks from iron ore price slump
"Once that is out of the way, whether [the dollar] can still hold up in the face of a soft iron ore number is going to be an interesting one," Mr Averill said. «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 14»
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Back from holidays, Chinese traders chase iron ore higher
After a three day break, Chinese traders make the most of soft iron ore prices to replenish inventories that remain more than 20% lower than a year ago. «MINING.com, Jun 13»
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How to calibrate eCompass for hard, soft iron effects
Magnetometer measurements subject to hard and soft iron distortions caused from ferromagnetic materials on the PCB lie on the surface of an ellipsoid which ... «Eetasia.com, Sep 11»

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