Meanings
nounmagnetabsorption (plural not attested)
- no pluralrareRare spelling of magnetoabsorption.
The third measurement was of magnetabsorption.⁶ For this determination, the analyzer was removed.
1974, American Institute of Physics, Applied Physics Letters, volume 25, self-published, page 314
Origin
- Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
- Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
- Old Frenchmagnete
- Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
- Latinmagnēs
- Middle Englishmagnete
- Englishmagnet
- Englishmagnet-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Italic*ap
- Latinab
- Latinab-
- Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
- Proto-Italic*sorβeō
- Latinsorbeō
- Latinabsorbeō
- Latinabsorptiō
- Englishabsorption
- Englishmagnetabsorption
From magnet- + absorption; compare magnetoabsorption.
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APA
magnetabsorption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetabsorption
MLA
“magnetabsorption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetabsorption. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magnetabsorption,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetabsorption.
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