MEANING
A coil that produces a magnetic field when energized, often used to move a core and operate a mechanism.
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- solenoid valve
- energize a solenoid
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The solenoid clicked, but the valve remained shut.
A burned coil prevented the solenoid from retracting the latch.
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- solenoid
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular solenoid; plural solenoids. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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