Yoke. A piece of soft iron which connects the ends of two portions of a core on which wire coils are wound. It is located at the ends farthest from the poles.
The soft-iron bar placed across the ends of a horseshoe magnet to retain its magnetism.
Z
Zinc-battery. A battery which decomposes zinc in an electrolyte, thereby producing a current.
Zinc Currents. Negative currents.
Zinc-plating. The employment of zinc in electro-plating.
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Transcriber’s Notes
Inconsistent spelling, hyphenation, etc. have been retained, unless mentioned under Changes Made below. Technical descriptions have been kept as printed, even when they seem doubtful, wrong or dangerous.