'degauss' definitions:
Definition of 'degauss'
From: WordNet
verb
Make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship" [syn: demagnetize, demagnetise, degauss] [ant: magnetise, magnetize]
Definition of 'degauss'
From: GCIDE
- degauss \de*gauss"\ (d[-e]*gous"), n.
- 1. To make a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by applying an opposing magnetic field. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. To remove irregular magnetization in (the electron gun of a cathode-ray tube); -- used to improve picture quality, especially in computer monitors. [PJC]