magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtä-mə-tər 
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
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Adorned with high-resolution cameras, spectrographs and magnetometers, the JUICE mission should be more than equipped to shed new light on Ganymede’s past.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Panel members told reporters that all resources requested for the Butler rally were granted, with the exception that 13 magnetometers sought was lessened to 10.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
Clipper’s magnetometer will sniff out the moon’s telltale magnetic field, revealing the ocean’s depth beneath the ice shell, and its salinity.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
The spacecraft, whose main body is a box about 20 ft. to a side, is stuffed with a suite of nine instruments, including optical cameras, temperature sensors, global radar, a magnetometer, and an ultraviolet spectrometer.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Panel members told reporters that all resources requested for the Butler rally were granted, with the exception that 13 magnetometers sought was lessened to 10.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
Clipper’s magnetometer will sniff out the moon’s telltale magnetic field, revealing the ocean’s depth beneath the ice shell, and its salinity.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
The spacecraft, whose main body is a box about 20 ft. to a side, is stuffed with a suite of nine instruments, including optical cameras, temperature sensors, global radar, a magnetometer, and an ultraviolet spectrometer.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Magnetometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetometer. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ət-ər
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the strength of a magnetic field
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magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ət-ər
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
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