Explore Magnetometer through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like meter. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Magnetometer meaning
An instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field, especially at points on the Earth's surface; sometimes used as metal detector.
Synonyms of Magnetometer
Using Magnetometer
- The main meaning on this page is: An instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field, especially at points on the Earth's surface; sometimes used as metal detector.
- Useful related words include: gaussmeter, meter.
- In the example corpus, magnetometer often appears in combinations such as: the magnetometer, magnetometer and, magnetometer mag.
Context around Magnetometer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Magnetometer
- In this selection, "magnetometer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, helium, fluxgate, imager, mag, multiple and survey stand out and add context to how "magnetometer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fluxgate magnetometer and a magnetometer determines the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "magnetometer" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with magnetometer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Magnetometer (MAG) The magnetometer (MAG) used two sets of three sensors. (11 words)
Two different magnetometers were mounted: a vector helium magnetometer and a fluxgate magnetometer. (13 words)
The smartphone includes accelerometer, ambient light sensor, magnetometer, a proximity sensor and a fingerprint sensor at the back. (18 words)
The magnetometer could detect changes of about 4 γ on any of the axes, but no trends above 10 γ were detected near Venus, nor were fluctuations seen like those that appear at Earth's magnetospheric termination. (37 words)
On November 29, 2006, a telemetered command to Voyager 2 was incorrectly decoded by its on-board computer—in a random error—as a command to turn on the electrical heaters of the spacecraft's magnetometer. (36 words)
The craft features a seismometer for detecting Mars' quakes; sensors for gauging wind and air pressure; a magnetometer for measuring the planet's magnetic forces; and a probe designed to take the planet's temperature. (35 words)
Example sentences (14)
Magnetometer (MAG) The magnetometer (MAG) used two sets of three sensors.
Two different magnetometers were mounted: a vector helium magnetometer and a fluxgate magnetometer.
The science instruments – a multispectral imager, magnetometer, and gamma-ray, and neutron spectrometer – that will investigate the asteroid are poised for action.
The standard smartphone with features like two cameras, three microphones, an infrared sensor, a proximity sensor, a magnetometer, multiple GPS antennas, Wi-Fi, and 4G is rather traumatizing to the environmentally conscious mind.
A magnetometer survey is a very precise measurement that uses minute changes in electromagnetic fields to find evidence of human activity buried beneath the earth.
A Phase 2 program commenced in early October and consisted of additional property mapping and sampling, a reconnaissance magnetometer (“MAG”) survey and channel sampling at a portion of Spodumene Mountain.
The craft features a seismometer for detecting Mars' quakes; sensors for gauging wind and air pressure; a magnetometer for measuring the planet's magnetic forces; and a probe designed to take the planet's temperature.
There is also an array of sensors that include an accelerometer, ambient light, gyroscope, fingerprint reader, magnetometer, and proximity sensor.
The smartphone includes accelerometer, ambient light sensor, magnetometer, a proximity sensor and a fingerprint sensor at the back.
A magnetometer determines the orientation of the generated field, which is interpolated to determine the axis of rotation.
One set was located at the end of the magnetometer boom and, in that position, was about 11 m from the spin axis of the spacecraft.
On November 29, 2006, a telemetered command to Voyager 2 was incorrectly decoded by its on-board computer—in a random error—as a command to turn on the electrical heaters of the spacecraft's magnetometer.
The field that the magnetometer observed was the super-position of a nearly constant spacecraft field and the interplanetary field.
The magnetometer could detect changes of about 4 γ on any of the axes, but no trends above 10 γ were detected near Venus, nor were fluctuations seen like those that appear at Earth's magnetospheric termination.
Common combinations with magnetometer
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: