flux gate
noun
Physics.
an instrument for indicating the field strength of an external magnetic field, as that of the earth: used in some gyrocompasses and magnetometers.
Also called
flux valve.
Origin of flux gate
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby flux gate
fluviomarine,
fluvioterrestrial,
fluvoxamine,
flux,
flux density,
flux gate,
flux linkage,
fluxion,
fluxionary hyperemia,
fluxmeter,
fly