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magnetooptic

American

[mag-nee-toh-op-tik] / mægˌni toʊˈɒp tɪk /

adjective

pertaining to the effect of magnetism upon the propagation of light.

Other Word Forms

magnetooptically

adverb

Etymology

Origin of magnetooptic

First recorded in 1880–85; magneto- + optic

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