Barkhausen effect

[ bahrk-hou-zuh n, bahr-kou- ]
/ ˈbɑrkˌhaʊ zən, ˈbɑrˌkaʊ- /

noun Physics.

the phenomenon of short, sudden changes in the magnetism of a ferromagnetic substance occurring when the intensity of the magnetizing field is continuously altered.

Origin of Barkhausen effect

1955–60; named after H. Barkhausen (1881–1956), German physicist

British Dictionary definitions for barkhausen effect

Barkhausen effect
/ (German ˈbarkhaʊzən) /

noun

the phenomenon that ferromagnetic material in an increasing magnetic field becomes magnetized in discrete jumps, discovered by Heinrich Georg Barkhausen (1881–1956)