demagnetisation

Questions about demagnetisation

What does demagnetisation mean?

demagnetisation means "the process of removing magnetization".

How many syllables are in demagnetisation?

demagnetisation has 7 syllables and divides as de-mag-ne-ti-sa-ti-on 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 demagnetisation?

Close synonyms include demagnetization. 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 demagnetisation a common word?

demagnetisation 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.