magnetoelasticity

[ mag-nee-toh-i-la-stis-i-tee, -ee-la-stis- ]

noun

, Physics.

1. the phenomenon, consisting of a change in magnetic properties, exhibited by a ferromagnetic material to which stress is applied.

Other Words From

• mag·neto·e·lastic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetoelasticity¹

magneto- + elasticity