A magnet produced or powered by electrical current; an electromagnet created through galvanic or electrical means.
From galvano- (electricity) plus magnet. This term describes magnets generated by electrical current, combining two key discoveries of the 1800s.
Galvanomagnets showed scientists that electricity and magnetism are closely related—run current through a coil of wire and you get a magnet, which is how every electric motor and electromagnet works!
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