Meanings
adjectivemagnetomotive (comparative more magnetomotive, superlative most magnetomotive)
comparative more magnetomotive · superlative most magnetomotive
- natural sciencescapable of producing magnetic flux
Origin
- Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
- Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
- Old Frenchmagnete
- Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
- Latinmagnēs
- Middle Englishmagnete
- Englishmagnet
- Englishmagnet-
- Englishmagneto-
- Anglo-Normanmotif
- Middle Frenchmotif
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*moweō
- Latinmoveō
- Latinmōtus
- Late Latinmōtīvum
- Middle Englishmotif
- Englishmotive
- Englishmagnetomotive
Translations
Irish maighnéadghluaiseach
- maighnéadghluaiseachcapable of producing magnetic flux
Italian magnetomotrice
- magnetomotricecapable of producing magnetic flux
Cite this entry
APA
magnetomotive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetomotive
MLA
“magnetomotive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetomotive. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magnetomotive,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetomotive.
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