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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
solenoid /ˈsɒlənɔɪd, ˈsəʊl-/

▶noun a cylindrical coil of wire acting as a magnet when carrying electric current.

– derivatives
solenoidal adjective.

– origin C19: from Fr. solénoïde, from Gk sōlēn ‘channel, pipe’.

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