# Barkhausen effect

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The phenomenon where noise is generated in the magnetic output of a ferromagnet after the magnetizing force applied to it is changed.

## Etymology
Discovered by German physicist Heinrich Barkhausen in 1919.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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