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magnetoelasticity

[ mag-nee-toh-i-la-stis-i-tee, -ee-la-stis- ]
/ mægˌni toʊ ɪ læˈstɪs ɪ ti, -ˌi læˈstɪs- /

noun Physics.

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

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Origin of magnetoelasticity

magneto- + elasticity

OTHER WORDS FROM magnetoelasticity

mag·ne·to·e·las·tic, adjective

Words nearby magnetoelasticity

magnetize, magneto, magnetoacoustics, magnetocaloric effect, magnetochemistry, magnetoelasticity, magnetoelectric, magnetoelectricity, magnetoencephalogram, magnetoencephalography, magnetofluid dynamics
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