A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1898)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W. J. Johnston company · leaf 490
the winding isleft-handed. (See Solenoid, Practical.) Solenoid, Magnetic A spiral coil of wire which acts like a magnet when anelectric current passes through it. The magnetic solenoid must be distinguishedfrom a solenoidal magnet. (See Magnet, Sole-noidal. Solenoid, Electro-Magnetic, or… … Fig. JO 6. Practical Solenoid.505 and 506, of a spiral coil of wire in which thesuccessive circular circuits are connected to oneanother in series.
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