What is the meaning of degaussing?

noun

  • The process of making a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by producing an opposing magnetic field.

verb

  • Make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of. )
    • usage: "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship"
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