magnetotropism

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noun

Growth or motion in response to magnetic fields.

OriginEnglish magneto- ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs →
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Meanings

nounmagnetotropism (countable and uncountable, plural magnetotropisms)

plural magnetotropisms

  1. countableuncountablebiologyGrowth or motion in response to magnetic fields.

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. Englishmagnetotropism

From magneto- + -tropism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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