degauss

Questions about degauss

What does degauss mean?

degauss means "make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)".

How many syllables are in degauss?

degauss has 2 syllables and divides as de-gauss under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for degauss?

Close synonyms include demagnetize, demagnetise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is degauss a common word?

degauss is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.