degauss
verb
- to decrease or eliminate a remnant magnetic field
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /diːˈɡaʊs/
noun
Etymology: From de- + gauss (“unit of magnetic field strength”). A neologism coined by then-Commander Charles F. Goodeve, RCNVR, during World War II.
- The act by which something is degaussed.
verb
Etymology: From de- + gauss (“unit of magnetic field strength”). A neologism coined by then-Commander Charles F. Goodeve, RCNVR, during World War II.
- To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.).
“Despite sustaining some damage from air attacks, it was used as a mooring point for large landing crafts with a deep draught in the lead-up to the D-Day landings, and later for the purpose of degaussing vessels.”