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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These modular craft can be modified by fitting them out with all sorts of sensors, including sonar, magnetometers, and chemical detectors.
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New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
Both rockets released their payloads—think ion guages, magnetometers, and vapor chasers; the latter released colorful puffs of gas—during an auroral substorm.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
In November, the orbiter successfully deployed two scientific instruments, the magnetometer's boom and antennas for Europa Clipper's radar instrument, which will remain extended for the duration of the journey to the Jupiter moon.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The substations will contain commercially available magnetometers that can make precise measurements of GICs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2014
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New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
Both rockets released their payloads—think ion guages, magnetometers, and vapor chasers; the latter released colorful puffs of gas—during an auroral substorm.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
In November, the orbiter successfully deployed two scientific instruments, the magnetometer's boom and antennas for Europa Clipper's radar instrument, which will remain extended for the duration of the journey to the Jupiter moon.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The substations will contain commercially available magnetometers that can make precise measurements of GICs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2014
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“Magnetometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetometer. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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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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