magnetooptic

[mag-nee-toh-op-tik]

mag·ne·to·op·tic

[mag-nee-toh-op-tik]
adjective
pertaining to the effect of magnetism upon the propagation of light.

Origin:
1880–85; magneto- + optic

mag·ne·to·op·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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