magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtä-mə-tər 
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
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The magnetometer will trigger the mine when a large metal object is close, so the mine will go off when tank tracks go either side of it without making contact.
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David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Attendees saw Crooks pacing near magnetometers at the event entrance, according to reporting from the Associated Press.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
Another first is the inclusion of a magnetometer on the survey that will detect all metals in the wreck and any buried under the bottom silt.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 July 2024
That person was later identified as Crooks, who had been seen pacing and acting oddly near magnetometers at the event.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 July 2024
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David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Attendees saw Crooks pacing near magnetometers at the event entrance, according to reporting from the Associated Press.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
Another first is the inclusion of a magnetometer on the survey that will detect all metals in the wreck and any buried under the bottom silt.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 July 2024
That person was later identified as Crooks, who had been seen pacing and acting oddly near magnetometers at the event.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 July 2024
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magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ət-ər
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the strength of a magnetic field
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magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ət-ər
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
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