MEANING
To reduce or remove residual magnetization from an object.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- degauss a monitor
- degauss a hull
On the page
The technician degaussed the old monitor.
They degaussed the hull before the survey.
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- degauss
- Past tense
- degaussed
- Past participle
- degaussed
- Present participle
- degaussing
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- degauss
- Present continuous
- am/is/are degaussing
- Present perfect
- have/has degaussed
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been degaussing
- Past
- degaussed
- Past continuous
- was/were degaussing
- Past perfect
- had degaussed
- Past perfect continuous
- had been degaussing
- Future
- will degauss
- Future continuous
- will be degaussing
- Future perfect
- will have degaussed
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been degaussing
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Explore related collections
Usage notes
Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: degauss; degausses; degaussed; degaussed; degaussing Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: degausses.
Practice this word in a sentenceYour margin notes
Keep a thought for later. Sign in to save privately.