magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtä-mə-tər 
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
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Passengers who trigger the alarm at the scanners or magnetometers, however, will be required to take their shoes off for additional screening, according to the memo.
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ABC News, 7 July 2025
And while everyone will need to be screened before entering, McCool said 175 magnetometers will be in place to keep things moving.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Meanwhile, Voyager 1 and 2 will continue on their journeys with their plasma wave subsystems, which measure waves within plasma fields in space, and magnetometers, measuring changes in magnetic fields, turned on.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
According to a Homeland Security memo about the change obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle, travelers may still be required to remove their shoes if their footwear triggers an alarm at a scanner or magnetometer.
—Ethan Wolin
updated July 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
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ABC News, 7 July 2025
And while everyone will need to be screened before entering, McCool said 175 magnetometers will be in place to keep things moving.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Meanwhile, Voyager 1 and 2 will continue on their journeys with their plasma wave subsystems, which measure waves within plasma fields in space, and magnetometers, measuring changes in magnetic fields, turned on.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
According to a Homeland Security memo about the change obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle, travelers may still be required to remove their shoes if their footwear triggers an alarm at a scanner or magnetometer.
—Ethan Wolin
updated July 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
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“Magnetometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetometer. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ət-ər
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the strength of a magnetic field
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magnetometer
noun
mag·ne·tom·e·ter
ˌmag-nə-ˈtäm-ət-ər
: an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field
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