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magnetoelasticity

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

noun

Physics.

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

Other Word Forms

  • magnetoelastic adjective

Etymology

Origin of magnetoelasticity

magneto- + elasticity

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