magnetoacoustics

noun

The study of acoustic-type magnetic waves

OriginEnglish acoustics ← Medieval Latin acousticus ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós) →
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Meanings

nounmagnetoacoustics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe study of acoustic-type magnetic waves

Origin

  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. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  14. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  15. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  16. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  17. Medieval Latinacousticus
  18. Englishacoustic
  19. Englishacoustics
  20. Englishmagnetoacoustics

From magneto- + acoustics.

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