WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
magnet′ic cir′cuit, [Physics.]
- Electricity, Physicsthe closed path described by magnetic flux. It is analogous to the electric circuit with resistance, where flux, reluctance, and magnetomotive force correspond to electric current, resistance, and electromotive force.
'magnetic circuit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
armature
- gap
- keeper
- loop
- permeance
- reluctance
- magnetomotive force
- reluctivity
- remanence