degauss

Definition of degauss

de`gauss´ Pronunciation: dė`gous´

n.	1.	To make a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by applying an opposing magnetic field.
	2.	To remove irregular magnetization in (the electron gun of a cathode-ray tube); - used to improve picture quality, especially in computer monitors.

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alter, change, degaussing, demagnetise, demagnetize, modify, natural philosophy, physical science, physics

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