magnetotransport

noun

The transport of electrons through metals and semiconductors in magnetic field.

OriginEnglish transport ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs →
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Meanings

nounmagnetotransport (uncountable)

alternative magneto-transport

  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe transport of electrons through metals and semiconductors in 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. Englishtransport
  11. Englishmagnetotransport

From magneto- + transport.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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