First Known Use: 1896
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magnetostriction
noun mag·ne·to·stric·tion \-ˈstrik-shən\
Definition of MAGNETOSTRICTION
: the change in the dimensions of a ferromagnetic body caused by a change in its state of magnetization
— mag·ne·to·stric·tive \-ˈstrik-tiv\ adjective
— mag·ne·to·stric·tive·ly adverb
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Origin of MAGNETOSTRICTION
International Scientific Vocabulary magnet- + -striction (as in constriction)
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