magnetoelasticity

noun

mag·​ne·​to·​elasticity

: the effect of elastic strain upon the magnetization of a ferromagnetic elastic material (as when the magnetization of a steel spring varies as it vibrates) compare magnetostriction

Word History

Etymology

magnet- + elasticity

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