Word: fluxgate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: flux
gate
Definition: Any of several devices that use soft iron cores surrounded by coils of wire that generate a pattern of induced currents when it moves relative to an external magnetic field
Morphemes:
Affix: flux
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity) through a given surface, specifically electric flux, magnetic flux.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fluō
Language: la
Decoded: fluo
Meaning: flow
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
Meaning: action noun
Affix: gate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The controlling terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).