magneto elasticity

mag·ne·to·e·las·tic·i·ty

[mag-nee-toh-i-la-stis-i-tee, -ee-la-stis-]
noun Physics.
the phenomenon, consisting of a change in magnetic properties, exhibited by a ferromagnetic material to which stress is applied.


Origin:
magneto- + elasticity

mag·ne·to·e·las·tic, adjective
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