- magnetoelasticity
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Etymology: magnet- + elasticity: the effect of elastic strain upon the magnetization of a ferromagnetic elastic material (as when the magnetization of a steel spring varies as it vibrates) — compare magnetostriction
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—magnetoelastic, adj./mag nee'toh i la stis"i tee, -ee'la stis"-/, n. Physics.the phenomenon, consisting of a change in magnetic properties, exhibited by a ferromagnetic material to which stress is applied. Cf. magnetostriction.[MAGNETO- + ELASTICITY]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.