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photomagnetism

photomagnetism noun: the branch of science that deals with the relation of magnetism to light, or the effect in which a material acquires or loses its ferromagnetic properties in response to light.

Noun

photomagnetism (uncountable)

  1. The branch of science that deals with the relation of magnetism to light, or the effect in which a material acquires or loses its ferromagnetic properties in response to light.

Origin of photomagnetism

From photo- + magnetism.

Questions about photomagnetism

What does photomagnetism mean?
Photomagnetism means the branch of science that deals with the relation of magnetism to light, or the effect in which a material acquires or loses its ferromagnetic properties in response to light.
What part of speech is photomagnetism?
Photomagnetism is a noun.

Words near photomagnetism in the dictionary

  1. photomacroscopy
  2. photomagazine
  3. photomagazines
  4. photomagnet
  5. photomagnetic
  6. photomagnetism
  7. photomagnetization
  8. photomagnetoelectric
  9. photomagnets
  10. photomancy
  11. photomania

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