magnetic signature

collocation in English

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magnetic
adjective
uk
/mæɡˈnet.ɪk/us
/mæɡˈnet̬.ɪk/
(of a metal object or material) able to attract objects or materials containing iron ...
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signature
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪɡ.nə.tʃər/us
/ˈsɪɡ.nə.tʃɚ/
your name written by yourself, always in the same way, usually to show that something has been written or agreed ...
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(Definition ofmagneticandsignaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In order to remove themagneticsignature, which is acquired by all steel-hulled vessels, submarines are required to undergo periodic treatments.
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Another good point about the hovercraft is that themagneticsignatureis extremely low.
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The catamaran hull is built in a fibre-reinforced plastic sandwich of very lowmagneticsignature.
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The ships use wooden hulls to reduce theirmagneticsignature.
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This suggests that the lower part of the ocean crust contains a substantialmagneticsignature.
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It was found that wiping a current-carrying cable up and down a ship's hull temporarily cancelled the ships'magneticsignaturesufficiently to nullify the threat.
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This has the effect of resetting the ship'smagneticsignature.
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In reality, the current traveling through the water would create gases and noise, and the magnetic fields would induce a detectablemagneticsignature.
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Locally designed degaussing system minimizes themagneticsignaturefor protection against the magnetic mines.
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The construction was of wood to minimisemagneticsignature.
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The hulls were built out of wood for significantly reducedmagneticsignature.
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The composite sandwich used is also non-magnetic, which lowers themagneticsignature.
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The system works by encircling the vessel with superconducting ceramic cables whose purpose is to neutralize the ship'smagneticsignature, as in the legacy copper systems.
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They were of composite construction, that is, wood and non-ferrous metals, to give a lowmagneticsignature, important in a vessel that may be dealing with magnetically detonated mines.
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For example, they may be programmed to respond to the unique noise of a particular ship-type, its associatedmagneticsignatureand the typical pressure displacement of such a vessel.
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It was also observed that lightning strikes had a significant effect on compass deviation, identified in some extreme cases as being caused by the reversal of the ship'smagneticsignature.
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The ridge is associated with complicated gravity and magnetic signatures.
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Some submarine detection systems use the magnetic signatures of submarines as one input to their locating schemes.
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The drones are small unmanned boats that can simulate the acoustic and magnetic signatures of bigger ships to trigger mines.
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The magnetic signatures were measured with degaussing coils.
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