magnetoelasticity: Meaning and Definition of

mag•ne•to•e•las•tic•i•ty

Pronunciation: (mag-nē"tō-i-la-stis'i-tē, -ē"la-stis'-), [key]
— n. Physics.
  1. the phenomenon, consisting of a change in magnetic properties, exhibited by a ferromagnetic material to which stress is applied. Cf.
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