magneto
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toʊ noun, plural mag·ne·tos. Electricity.
a small electric generator with an armature that rotates in a magnetic field provided by permanent magnets, as a generator supplying ignition current for certain types of internal combustion engines or a hand-operated generator for telephone signaling.
Also called magnetoelectric generator, magnetogenerator.
Origin:
1880–85; short for magnetoelectric generator
1880–85; short for magnetoelectric generator
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magneto-
a combining form representing magnetic, or magnetism, in compound words: magnetochemistry.
Also, especially before a vowel, magnet-.
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| —n , pl -tos | |
| a small electric generator in which the magnetic field is produced by a permanent magnet, esp one for providing the spark in an internal-combustion engine | |
| [C19: short for magnetoelectric generator] | |
| magneto- | |
| —combining form | |
| indicating magnetism or magnetic properties: magnetosphere | |
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Techniques used include linear and nonlinear magneto-optics and pulsed inductive microwave magnetometry.
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