Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun solenoid

1 sense of solenoid

Sense 1
solenoid -- (a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil)
       => coil -- (reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit)
       => magnet -- ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)