magnetosensitivity

noun

Any property, or behaviour, that is affected by the strength or orientation of a magnetic field

OriginEnglish sensitivity ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs →
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Meanings

nounmagnetosensitivity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny property, or behaviour, that is affected by the strength or orientation of a magnetic field

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. Englishsensitivity
  11. Englishmagnetosensitivity

From magneto- + sensitivity.

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APA

magnetosensitivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetosensitivity

MLA

“magnetosensitivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetosensitivity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magnetosensitivity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetosensitivity.

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