magnetostriction

noun

the change of length or shape of a ferromagnetic material when it is magnetized

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Meanings

nounmagnetostriction (countable and uncountable, plural magnetostrictions)

plural magnetostrictions · alternative magneto-striction

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesthe change of length or shape of a ferromagnetic material when it is magnetized

Translations

Italian magnetostrizione
  • magnetostrizionechange of a ferromagnetic material when magnetized
Vietnamese từ giảo
  • từ giảochange of a ferromagnetic material when magnetized
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APA

magnetostriction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetostriction

MLA

“magnetostriction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetostriction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magnetostriction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetostriction.

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