magnetoresistance

American  

[mag-nee-toh-ri-zis-tuhns] / mægˌni toʊ rɪˈzɪs təns /

noun

1. a change in the electrical resistance of a material upon exposure to a magnetic field.

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Other Word Forms

• magnetoresistive adjective

Etymology

Origin of magnetoresistance

First recorded in 1925–30; magneto- + resistance

Example Sentences

By doing so, the work offers a simpler and more comprehensive way to understand magnetoresistance across a wide range of spintronic systems.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

For me, it was also the revelation of a nanostructure in which I could test some of my own ideas about magnetoresistance.

From Nature • May 23, 2018

As developed by Dr. Gruenberg, giant magnetoresistance showed a process by which it became possible to read the information silently stored in magnetic memories.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2018

IBM researchers pioneered the use of giant magnetoresistance to boost hard disk capacity, but soon lost the disk drive business to Seagate and Western Digital.

From Scientific American • Nov. 12, 2015

Today, most hard drive readout devices do not work on the principle of induction, but use a technique known as giant magnetoresistance.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015