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magnetocaloric effect

[ mag-nee-toh-kuh-lawr-ik, -lor- ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. an increase or decrease of the temperature of a thermally isolated magnetic substance accompanying an increase or decrease in the intensity of a magnetic field.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetocaloric effect1

First recorded in 1920–25; magneto- + caloric

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