thermomagnetic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to any of several phenomena occurring when an electrical conductor or semiconductor is placed in a temperature gradient and a magnetic field.

OriginEnglish magnetic ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs →
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Meanings

adjectivethermomagnetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesOf or pertaining to any of several phenomena occurring when an electrical conductor or semiconductor is placed in a temperature gradient and a magnetic field.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  6. Old Frenchmagnete
  7. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  8. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  9. Latinmagnēs
  10. Middle Englishmagnete
  11. Englishmagnet
  12. Englishmagnetic
  13. Englishthermomagnetic

From thermo- + magnetic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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