magnetoresistive

adjective

Of or pertaining to magnetoresistance; exhibiting magnetoresistance.

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MR
OriginEnglish resistive ← Middle English resisten ← Anglo-Norman resister →
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Meanings

adjectivemagnetoresistive (comparative more magnetoresistive, superlative most magnetoresistive)

comparative more magnetoresistive · superlative most magnetoresistive

  1. Of or pertaining to magnetoresistance; exhibiting magnetoresistance.

    Synonyms: MR

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to magnetoresistance; exhibiting magnetoresistance.

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. Proto-Italic*wre-
  11. Latinre-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  14. Proto-Italic*sistō
  15. Latinsistō
  16. Latinresistere
  17. Anglo-Normanresister
  18. Middle Englishresisten
  19. Englishresist
  20. Englishresistive
  21. Englishmagnetoresistive

From magneto- + resistive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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