[syn: magnetization, magnetisation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Magnetization \Mag`net*i*za"tion\, n.
The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
magnetization
n 1: the extent or degree to which something is magnetized [syn:
magnetization, magnetisation]
2: the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or
permanently) [syn: magnetization, magnetisation,
magnetic induction]
3: the physical property of being magnetic [syn:
magnetization, magnetisation]