magnetostriction
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mag·ne·to·stric·tion
(măg-nē′tō-strĭk′shən)n.
Deformation of a material, especially a ferromagnetic material, exposed to a magnetic field. Rapidly alternating magnetostriction causes the iron cores of transformers to hum or buzz.
[magneto- + (con)striction.]
mag·ne′to·stric′tive adj.
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magnetostriction
(mæɡˌniːtəʊˈstrɪkʃən)n
(General Physics) a change in dimensions of a ferromagnetic material that is subjected to a magnetic field
[C19: from magneto- + constriction]
magˌnetoˈstrictive adj
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mag•ne•to•stric•tion
(mægˌni toʊˈstrɪk ʃən)n.
a change in dimensions exhibited by ferromagnetic materials when subjected to a magnetic field.
[1895–1900]
mag•ne`to•stric′tive (-təˈstrɪk tɪv) adj.
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