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magnetooptical

adj

Etymology

From magneto- + optical; compare the better-formed magnetoptical.

  1. derived from ὀπτῐκός
  2. borrowed from opticus
  3. borrowed from optique
  4. suffixed as optical — “optic + al”
  5. prefixed as magnetooptical — “magneto + optical”

Definitions

  1. Having both magnetic and optical elements.

  2. Describing the effect of a magnetic field on an optical system.

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