Etymology

magnetosensitive

Today it means: Whose properties, or behaviour, is affected by the strength or orientation of a magnetic field Full definition →

English sensitive ← 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. Englishsensitive
  11. English todaymagnetosensitive

From magneto- + sensitive.

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