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magnetic moment
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magnetic shunt
mag·net·ic shunt (plural mag·net·ic shunts)


noun 
Definition:
 
magnetic piece for varying magnet's strength: a piece of magnetic material whose position relative to a magnet can be adjusted so that the strength of the magnet can be varied
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