magnetoresistance

noun

The change of electrical resistance produced in a conductor or semiconductor on application of a magnetic field.

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MR
OriginEnglish resistance ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs →
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Meanings

nounmagnetoresistance (plural magnetoresistances)

plural magnetoresistances

  1. natural sciencesThe change of electrical resistance produced in a conductor or semiconductor on application of a magnetic field.

    Synonyms: MR

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe change of electrical resistance produced in a conductor or semiconductor on application of a magnetic field.

Similar
MR

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. Englishresistance
  11. Englishmagnetoresistance

From magneto- + resistance.

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APA

magnetoresistance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetoresistance

MLA

“magnetoresistance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetoresistance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magnetoresistance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetoresistance.

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