photomagnetoelectric

adjective

of, or relating to the generation of an electric current by an illuminated semiconductor in a magnetic field

OriginEnglish magnetoelectric ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

adjectivephotomagnetoelectric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesof, or relating to the generation of an electric current by an illuminated semiconductor in a magnetic field

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishmagnetoelectric
  9. Englishphotomagnetoelectric

From photo- + magnetoelectric.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

photoelectromagnetic
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APA

photomagnetoelectric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomagnetoelectric

MLA

“photomagnetoelectric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomagnetoelectric. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photomagnetoelectric,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomagnetoelectric.

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