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magneto- combining form.
[from MAGNET, MAGNETIC, MAGNETISM: see -O-.]
Forming words designating processes, devices, phenomena, etc., involving (the use of) magnetism.
magneto'caloric adjective designating or pertaining to the reversible change of temperature that accompanies a change in the magnetization of a paramagnetic or ferromagnetic material E20.
magneto'cardiogram noun (Medicine) a chart or record produced by a magnetocardiograph M20.
magneto'cardiograph noun (Medicine) an instrument that records or displays the variations in the body's magnetic field resulting from the activity of the heart M20.
magnetocardio'graphic adjective (Medicine) involving or pertaining to magnetocardiography L20.
magnetocardi'ography noun (Medicine) the practice or technique of using a magnetocardiograph or magnetocardiograms M20.
magneto'chemical adjective of or pertaining to magnetochemistry E20.
magneto'chemistry noun the branch of science that deals with the interrelation of magnetism and chemical phenomena, structure, etc. E20.
magnetograph noun a recording magnetometer M19.
magneto'graphic adjective of or pertaining to a magnetograph L19.
magneto-i'onic adjective of or pertaining to the joint effect of a magnetic field and ionized gas (e.g. in the ionosphere) on the propagation of radio waves E20.
magneto-me'chanical adjective pertaining to the interrelation of magnetic and mechanical properties; spec. = MAGNETOGYRIC 2: E20.
magneto-'optical adjective of or pertaining to magneto-optics M19.
magneto-'optics noun the branch of physics that deals with the optical effects of magnetic fields E20.
magnetopause noun the outer limit of a magnetosphere M20.
magnetore'sistance noun dependence of the electrical resistance of a body on an external magnetic field M20.
magnetore'sistive adjective relating to or exhibiting magnetoresistance M20.
magnetosphere noun the region (not necessarily spherical) surrounding the earth or another astronomical body in which its magnetic field is effective and prevails over other magnetic fields M20.
magneto'spheric adjective of or pertaining to a magnetosphere M20.
magneto'static adjective of or pertaining to an unchanging magnetic field L19.
magneto'statics noun the branch of physics that deals with unchanging magnetic fields L19.
magneto'striction noun a dependence of the state of strain of a body (and hence its dimensions) on its state of magnetization L19.
magneto'strictive adjective of, exhibiting, or using magnetostriction E20.
magnetotail noun the broad elongated extension of the earth's magnetosphere on the side away from the sun L20.
magnetote'lluric adjective pertaining to or designating a technique for investigating the electrical conductivity of the earth by measuring simultaneously fluctuations in its magnetic and electric fields at the surface M20.
magnetote'llurics noun the branch of geophysics that deals with magnetotelluric investigation M20.