Etymology

magnetooptics

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Today it means: the branch of physics which deals with the influence of a magnetic field on optical phenomena Full definition →

English optics ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs
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  1. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  3. Old Frenchmagnete
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  5. Latinmagnēs
  6. Middle Englishmagnete
  7. Englishmagnet
  8. Englishmagnet-
  9. Englishmagneto-
  10. Englishoptics
  11. English todaymagnetooptics

From magneto- + optics.

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