pole piece
noun Electricity.
a piece of magnetic material at a pole of a permanent magnet or of an electromagnet, shaped to control the magnetic flux distribution in the vicinity of the pole.
Origin of pole piece
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby pole piece
pole hammer,
pole horse,
pole house,
pole jump,
pole mast,
pole piece,
pole plate,
pole position,
pole star,
pole vault,
pole-jump
Example sentences from the Web for pole piece
Look at that devil Dan,—see how he 's bearing on the pole-piece!
Sir Jasper Carew |Charles James LeverBy this means a slight tendency is given to swing the armature toward the pole-piece m' of the main magnet.
The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla |Thomas Commerford Martin
British Dictionary definitions for pole piece
pole piece
noun
electrical engineering
a piece of ferromagnetic material forming an extension of the magnetic circuit in an electric motor, etc, used to concentrate the magnetic field where it will be most effective