iron filings

collocation in English

meaningsofironandfiling

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iron
noun
uk
/aɪən/us
/aɪrn/
a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts ...
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filing
noun
uk
/ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/us
/ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/
the activity of putting documents, electronic information, etc. ...
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(Definition ofironandfilingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These were usually filled with iron filings and mesmerized water contained in bottles arranged like the spokes of a wheel.
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Pulling on the masks to start the flow of oxygen as cabin safety instructions dictate, forces iron filings into the sodium chlorate inside the canister.
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The iron filings in the photo appear to be aligning themselves with discrete field lines, but the situation is more complex.
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High-frequency currents would make the iron filings adhere and therefore conduct electricity.
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It consisted of a tube filled with iron filings, called a coherer.
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This type of device is sensitive to high-frequency currents, consisting of a glass tube, filled with iron filings and a contact at each end of the glass tube.
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The two pieces of tape to be joined were painted with a solution of extremely fine iron filings suspended in carbon tetrachloride, a toxic and carcinogenic compound.
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Made mainly of clay backed with brass or copper filings with a small amount of iron filings, the size of the ghatam varies according to its pitch.
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Calzecchi demonstrated in experiments in 1884 through 1886 that iron filings contained in an insulating tube will conduct an electrical current under the action of an electromagnetic wave.
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Eventually hydrogen gas generators, a compact system of tanks and copper plumbing, were constructed which converted the combining of iron filings and sulfuric acid to hydrogen.
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