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1. coilgun (gun in which a magnetic projectile is propelled using electromagnetic coils)
Wikipedia definition
2. CoilgunA coilgun is a type of projectile accelerator that consists of one or more coils used as electromagnets in the configuration of a synchronous linear motor which accelerate a magnetic projectile to high velocity. The name Gauss gun is sometimes used for such devices in reference to Carl Friedrich Gauss, who formulated mathematical descriptions of the magnetic effect used by magnetic accelerators. Coilguns consist of one or more coils arranged along a barrel.
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