First Known Use: 1827
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solenoid
noun so·le·noid \ˈsō-lə-ˌnȯid, ˈsä-\
Definition of SOLENOID
: a coil of wire usually in cylindrical form that when carrying a current acts like a magnet so that a movable core is drawn into the coil when a current flows and that is used especially as a switch or control for a mechanical device (as a valve)
— so·le·noi·dal \ˌsō-lə-ˈnȯi-dəl, ˌsä-\ adjective
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Origin of SOLENOID
French solénoïde, from Greek sōlēnoeidēs pipe-shaped, from Greek sōlēn pipe
Rhymes with SOLENOID
adenoid, alkaloid, amoeboid, aneroid, anthropoid, arachnoid, asteroid, Australoid, carcinoid, Caucasoid, celluloid, crystalloid, echinoid, ellipsoid, embryoid, eunuchoid, flavonoid, helicoid, hemorrhoid, hominoid, humanoid, hysteroid, metalloid, Mongoloid, myeloid, nautiloid, nucleoid, null and void, obovoid, opioid, osteoid, overjoyed, paranoid, planetoid, Polaroid, retinoid, rheumatoid, Stalinoid, trapezoid, unalloyed, unemployed
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